Phycis
Appearance
Phycis | |
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Greater forkbeard (P. blennoides) | |
Forkbeard (P. phycis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Phycidae |
Genus: | Phycis Walbaum, 1792 |
Type species | |
Blennius phycis Linnaeus, 1766
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Phycis is a genus of phycid hakes from the North Atlantic, including the Mediterranean Sea.
Species
[edit]There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768) (Greater forkbeard)
- Phycis chesteri Goode & T. H. Bean, 1878 (Longfin hake)
- Phycis phycis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Forkbeard)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Phycis". FishBase. June 2012 version.