Ichthyococcus

Genus of fishes

Ichthyococcus
Ichthyococcus ovatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Phosichthyidae
Genus: Ichthyococcus
Bonaparte, 1840
Genera

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Ichthyococcus are a genus of lightfishes.[1] It is one of seven genera in the family Phosichthyidae.

Included species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Ichthyococcus australis Mukhacheva, 1980 (Southern lightfish)
  • Ichthyococcus elongatus S. Imai, 1941 (Slim lightfish)
  • Ichthyococcus intermedius Mukhacheva, 1980 (Intermediate lightfish)
  • Ichthyococcus irregularis Rechnitzer & J. E. Böhlke, 1958 (Bulldog lightfish)
  • Ichthyococcus ovatus (Cocco, 1838) (Lightfish)
  • Ichthyococcus parini Mukhacheva, 1980
  • Ichthyococcus polli Blache, 1963

References

  1. ^ "Ichthyococcus (Genus)". ZipcodeZoo. January 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ichthyococcus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Ichthyococcus


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