Biology:Aulichthys

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Aulichthys
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Suborder: Gasterosteoidei
Family: Aulorhynchidae
Genus: Aulichthys
Brevoort, 1862
Species:
A. japonicus
Binomial name
Aulichthys japonicus
Brevoort, 1862

Aulichthys is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Aulorhynchidae. Its only species is Aulichthys japonicus, the tubenose, which is found in the shallow waters on the coasts of Japan , China and the Korean Peninsula This species lays its eggs inside of the peribranchial cavities of ascidians. This species grows to a length of 12.8 centimetres (5.0 in) SL.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q310066 entry