Marukawichthys

Marukawichthys
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Rhamphocottidae
Genus:
Ki. Sakamoto, 1931
Type species
Marukawichthys ambulator
Sakamoto, 1931[1]

Marukawichthys is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Rhamphocottidae, the grunt sculpins and deepwater bullhead sculpins. These fishes are found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean near Japan.

Species

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

  • Marukawichthys ambulator Ki. Sakamoto, 1931
  • Marukawichthys pacificus Yabe, 1983

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Rhamphocottidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Marukawichthys". FishBase. December 2012 version.


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