Kelpfish
A kelpfish is a member of the genus Chironemus of perciform fishes in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
Etymology
The name of the genus is from Greek cheir meaning "hands" and nema meaning "thread".
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
Chironemus bicornis (Steindachner, 1898)
Chironemus delfini (Porter, 1914)
Chironemus georgianus G. Cuvier, 1829 (tasselled kelpfish)
Chironemus maculosus (J. Richardson, 1850) (silver spot)
Chironemus marmoratus Günther, 1860 (large kelpfish)
Chironemus microlepis Waite, 1916 (smallscale kelpfish)
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