# Centriscus

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Genus of fishes

Centriscus Smooth Razorfish (C. cristatus) Grooved Razorfish (C. scutatus) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Syngnathiformes Suborder: Syngnathoidei Superfamily: Centriscoidea Family: Centriscidae Genus: Centriscus Linnaeus, 1758 Type species Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms[1] Acentrachme Gill, 1862

***Centriscus*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [shrimpfishes](/source/Shrimpfish) found in the [Indian](/source/Indian_Ocean) and [Pacific Oceans](/source/Pacific_Ocean).

## Species

Currently, two recognized species are placed in this genus:[2]

- *[Centriscus cristatus](/source/Centriscus_cristatus)* ([De Vis](/source/Charles_Walter_De_Vis), 1885) (smooth razorfish)

- *[Centriscus scutatus](/source/Centriscus_scutatus)* [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae) (grooved razorfish)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CoF_1-0)** [Eschmeyer, William N.](/source/William_N._Eschmeyer); Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). ["Genera in the family Centriscidae"](http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Centriscidae). *[Catalog of Fishes](/source/Catalog_of_Fishes)*. [California Academy of Sciences](/source/California_Academy_of_Sciences). Retrieved 13 June 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["Species in genus *Centriscus*"](https://www.fishbase.org/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Centriscus). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. October 2012 version.

Taxon identifiers Centriscus Wikidata: Q2517282 Wikispecies: Centriscus AFD: Centriscus BOLD: 212026 CoL: 3K7Q EoL: 46567486 GBIF: 2333529 iNaturalist: 84533 ITIS: 166434 NCBI: 588784 Open Tree of Life: 113993 Paleobiology Database: 35856 Plazi: 01F3996E-2C10-839A-54BC-1DA96A3C11A0 WoRMS: 205389 ZooBank: 79BC22BA-555B-4BC6-8871-E64FA654DC41

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