Stellifer

Stellifer was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1817 by Lorenz Oken, based on Les Stelliferes of Georges Cuvier of 1816. The only species then in the genus was Bodianus stellifer FishBase treats this genus and Ophioscion as separate valid genera, while Catalog of Fishes treats Ophioscion as a synonym of Stellifer. However, the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise tribes or subfamilies within the Sciaenidae which it places in the order Acanthuriformes. ==Species==

Stellifer contains the following recognized valid species: • Stellifer brasiliensis (Schultz, 1945) • Stellifer cervigoni Chao, Carvalho-Filho & Andrade Santos, 2021 (Black gill stardrum) • Stellifer chaoi Aguilera, Solano & Valdez, 1983 • Stellifer chrysoleuca (Günther, 1867) (Shortnose stardrum) • Stellifer collettei Chao, Carvalho-Filho & Andrade Santos, 2021 (Bigmouth stardrum) • Stellifer colonensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 (Stardrum) • Stellifer ephelis Chirichigno, 1974 • Stellifer ericymba (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Hollow stardrum) • Stellifer fuerthii (Steindachner, 1875) (White stardrum) • Stellifer gomezi (Cervigón, 2011) • Stellifer griseus Cervigón, 1966 (Gray stardrum) • Stellifer illecebrosus Gilbert, 1898 (Silver stardrum) • Stellifer lanceolatus (Holbrook, 1855) (American stardrum) • Stellifer macallisteri Chao, Carvalho-Filho & Andrade Santos, 2021 (Caribbean stardrum) • Stellifer magoi Aguilera, 1983 • Stellifer mancorensis Chirichigno, 1962 (Smooth stardrum) • Stellifer melanocheir Eigenmann, 1918 (Black stardrum) • Stellifer menezesi Chao, Carvalho-Filho & Andrade Santos, 2021 (Brazilian stardrum) • Stellifer microps (Steindachner, 1864) (Smalleye stardrum) • Stellifer minor (Tschudi, 1846) (Minor stardrum) • Stellifer musicki Chao, Carvalho-Filho & Andrade Santos, 2021 (Bigeye stardrum) • Stellifer naso (Jordan, 1889) • Stellifer oscitans (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Yawning stardrum) • Stellifer pizarroensis Hildebrand, 1946 (Pizzaro stardrum) • Stellifer rastrifer (Jordan, 1889) (Rake stardrum) • Stellifer stellifer (Bloch, 1790) (Little croaker) • Stellifer venezuelae (Schultz, 1945) • Stellifer walkeri Chao, 2001 (Professor stardrum) • Stellifer wintersteenorum Chao, 2001 (Amigo stardrum) • Stellifer zestocarus Gilbert, 1898 (Softhead stardrum) ==References==