Elassodiscus
Appearance
Elassodiscus | |
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E. tremebundus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Elassodiscus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 |
Type species | |
Elassodiscus tremebundus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912[1]
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Elassodiscus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. These fishes are found in the Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Elassodiscus caudatus (C. H. Gilbert, 1915) (Blackbelly snailfish)
- Elassodiscus obscurus Pitruk & Fedorov, 1993
- Elassodiscus tremebundus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Liparidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Elassodiscus". FishBase. December 2012 version.