Acantholiparis
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Spiny snailfish (A. opercularis) | |
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Genus: | Acantholiparis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
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Acantholiparis is a genus of snailfishes native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Acantholiparis caecus Grinols, 1969
- Acantholiparis opercularis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (spiny snailfish)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Acantholiparis in FishBase. December 2012 version.