Biology:Crystallichthys

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Crystallichthys
Crystallichthys cyclospilus.jpg
Crystallichthys cyclospilus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Crystallichthys
Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
Type species
Crystallichthys mirabilis
Jordan & Gilbert, 1898[1]

Crystallichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Crystallichthys cameliae (Nalbant, 1965)
  • Crystallichthys cyclospilus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (Blotched snailfish)[3]
  • Crystallichthys mirabilis Jordan & Gilbert, 1898

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2949570 entry