Pervagor Explained

Pervagor is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Pervagor alternans (J. D. Ogilby, 1899) (Yelloweye filefish)
• Pervagor aspricaudus (Hollard, 1854) (Orangetail filefish)
• Pervagor janthinosoma (Bleeker, 1854) (Blackbar filefish)
• Pervagor marginalis Hutchins, 1986
• Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) (Redtail filefish)
• Pervagor nigrolineatus (Herre, 1927) (Black-lined filefish)
• Pervagor randalli Hutchins, 1986
• Pervagor spilosoma (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) (Fantail filefish)

External links

• PERVAGOR ALTERNANS from New Caledonia (En/Fr)
• PERVAGOR ASPRICAUDUS from New Caledonia (En/Fr)

Notes and References

1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.