Alcichthys
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| Alcichthys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Alcichthys D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 |
Alcichthys is a genus of sculpins native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean where both species occur in the waters around Japan and in the Sea of Okhotsk.
Species [edit]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Alcichthys alcicornis (Herzenstein, 1890)
- Alcichthys elongatus (Steindachner, 1881)
References [edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Alcichthys in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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