Phycidae

Phycid hakes
	Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)
	Spotted codling (Urophycis regia)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Phycidae; Swainon, 1838
Genera
	Phycis; Urophycis

The Phycidae are a family of hakes in the order Gadiformes. They are native to the Atlantic Ocean, but the juveniles of some species enter estuaries.^[1] Sometimes this family is classified as the subfamily Phycinae of the cod family, Gadidae.^[2]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Phycidae". FishBase. June 2012 version.
^ Joseph S. Nelson (29 April 1994). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-54713-1.

External links

"Phycidae" at the Encyclopedia of Life

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Phycidae". FishBase. June 2012 version.

[2] Joseph S. Nelson (29 April 1994). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-54713-1.

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