Biology:Acantholiparis
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Acantholiparis | |
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| Spiny snailfish (A. opercularis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Acantholiparis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Acantholiparis opercularis Gilbert & Burke, 1912[1]
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Acantholiparis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belongong to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean.
Species
Acantholiparis currently contains two recognized species:[2]
- Acantholiparis caecus Grinols, 1969 (blind snailfish)
- Acantholiparis opercularis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (spiny snailfish)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Liparidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Liparidae.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Acantholiparis in FishBase. December 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2500215 entry
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