Menziesichthys
Appearance
Menziesichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Menziesichthys Nalbant & R. F. Mayer, 1971 |
Type species | |
Menziesichthys bacescui Nalbant & Prokofiev, 1971[1]
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Menziesichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Liparidae, the snail fishes. These are deep water fishes found in the Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]Menziesichthys contains two recognised species:[2]
- Menziesichthys alaid Prokofiev & Iftime, 2020
- Menziesichthys bacescui Nalbant & R. F. Mayer, 1971
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 23 March 2023.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Menziesichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 March 2023.