Notograptus Explained

Notograptus is a genus of marine fish in subclass Actinopterygii and order Perciformes. They are sometimes placed in the monotypic family Notograptidae, or may instead be included in the family Plesiopidae.^[1] Notograptus supposedly bears a relationship with Acanthoplesiops.^[2]

Notograptus contains these species:^[3]

• Notograptus gregoryi Whitley, 1941 (Shark-tailed eel blenny)
• Notograptus guttatus Günther, 1867 (Spotted eel blenny)

Further reading

• Mooi, R. D. "Notograptidae." FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific 4 (1999).
• James C. Tyler, C. Lavett Smith "New Species of Blennioid Fish of the Family Notograptidae from Eastern Australia". Academy of Natural Sciences.

Notes and References

1. Book: Allaby, Michael . Notograptidae_A Dictionary of Zoology (3 ed.). Oxford University Press. 9780191726958. Notograptidae . 2009 .
2. Randall D. Mooi & Anthony C. Gill . 2004 . Notograptidae, sister to Acanthoplesiops Regan (Teleostei: Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae), with comments on biogeography, diet and morphological convergence with Congrogadinae (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae) . . 141 . 2 . 179–205 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00119.x. free .
3. Nicolas Bailly . 2013 . Notograptus . FishBase . 270048 . October 30, 2013.