Biology:Neophrynichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Neophrynichthys | |
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| Dark Toadfish (N. latus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Neophrynichthys Günther, 1876 |
| Type species | |
| Psychrolutes latus F. W. Hutton, 1875[1]
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Neophrynichthys is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads. These fishes are found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean waters around New Zealand.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Neophrynichthys heterospilos K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson, 2000
- Neophrynichthys latus (F. W. Hutton, 1875) (Dark toadfish)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Psychrolutidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Psychrolutidae.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Neophrynichthys in FishBase. December 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3462413 entry
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