Calliurichthys
Calliurichthys is a subgenus of Callionymus, a genus dragonets, native to the western Pacific Ocean. Some authorities consider it to be a valid genus.
Calliurichthys | |
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Callionymus izuensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Callionymiformes |
Family: | Callionymidae |
Genus: | Callionymus |
Subgenus: | Calliurichthys D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 |
Type species | |
Callionymus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this subgenus:[1]
- Callionymus izuensis (R. Fricke & Zaiser Brownell, 1993)
- Callionymus scaber (McCulloch, 1926)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Calliurichthys in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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