Biology:Natalichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Subfamily: | Congrogadinae |
| Genus: | Natalichthys Winterbottom, 1980[1] |
| Type species | |
| Natalichthys ori Winterbottom 1980[2]
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Natalichthys is a genus of ray-finned fishes, classified under the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. They are found in the western Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of South Africa, the genus being named after Natal, where all three species in the genus are so far restricted to.[3]
Species
The following species are classified in the genus Natalichthys:[4]
- Natalichthys leptus Winterbottom, 1980 (Pencil snakelet)
- Natalichthys ori Winterbottom, 1980 (Natal snakelet)
- Natalichthys sam Winterbottom, 1980 (Nail snakelet)
References
- ↑ "Natalichthys Smith, 1952". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2014. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205279.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Natalichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=8311.
- ↑ "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 30 April 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/pseudochromidae/.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Natalichthys Species of 'Natalichthys' in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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