title: Verilus
text: # Verilus
  
  Verilus is a genus of fish in the family Acropomatidae found in the Atlantic.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Verilus pseudomicrolepis (Schultz, 1940)
  * Verilus sordidus Poey, 1860
  * Verilus starnesi Yamanoue, 2016
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  Some authorities merge this genus with Neoscombrops and Apogonops but Fishbase treats them as separate genera.
  
  