Xenodermichthys
Appearance
Xenodermichthys | |
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Bluntsnout Smooth-head (Xenodermichthys copei) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: | Xenodermichthys Günther, 1878 |
Type species | |
Xenodermichthys nodulosus Günther, 1878[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Xenodermichthys is a small genus of slickheads.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Xenodermichthys copei (T. N. Gill, 1884) (Bluntsnout smooth-head)
- Xenodermichthys nodulosus Günther, 1878
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alepocephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Xenodermichthys". FishBase. February 2012 version.