Rhodichthys
Appearance
Rhodichthys | |
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Rhodichthys regina | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Rhodichthys Collett, 1879 |
Type species | |
Rhodichthys regina Collett, 1879
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Rhodichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. These fishes are found in the northeast Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
Species
[edit]Rhodichthys has two currently recognised species within it:
- Rhodichthys melanocephalus Andriashev & Chernova, 2011 (Blackhead strainer snailfish)
- Rhodichthys regina Collett, 1879 (Threadfin snailfish)