Biology:Phycidae

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Short description: Family of fishes

Phycid hakes
Phycis blennoides.jpg
Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)
Urophycis regia.jpg
Spotted Codling (Urophycis regia)
Scientific classification e
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

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q652728 entry