Microancathus

Microancathus is a genus of lumpfishes native to the North Pacific.

Microancathus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cyclopteridae
Genus: Microancathus
Voskoboinikova, 2015[1]

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

  • Microancathus fedorovi (Mandritsa, 1991) (Fedorov's lumpsucker) - traditionally included in Eumicrotremus.[1]
  • Microancathus tokranovi Voskoboinikova, 2015 (Tokranov's lumpsucker)[1]

References

  1. Voskoboinikova, O.S. (2015): New genus of the family Cyclopteridae – Microancathus gen. n. (Pisces: Cottoidei: Cyclopteridae) with description of a new species Microancathus tokranovi sp. n. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 319 (2): 215–228.


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