Biology:Elassodiscus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Elassodiscus | |
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| E. tremebundus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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
- ↑ 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 Elassodiscus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1999066 entry
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