Callaus is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. The genus is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of western South America.
Callaus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Sciaenidae |
Genus: | Callaus Jordan, 1889 |
Type species | |
Corvina deliciosa |
Species
Callaus has 2 species classified within it, one of which is extinct:
- †Callaus cubaguanus Aguilera, Schwarzhans & Béarez, 2016[2]
- Callaus deliciosa Tschudi, 1846 (Lorna drum)[3]
† means exctinct