Zoarchias
| Zoarchias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Stichaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Neozoarcinae |
| Genus: | Jordan & Snyder, 1902 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Zoarchias veneficus Jordan & Snyder, 1902[1]
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Zoarchias is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. These fishes are found in the northwestern and western Pacific Ocean.
Species
The following species are classified within the genus Zoarchias:[2]
- Zoarchias glaber Tanaka, 1908
- Zoarchias hosoyai Kimura & Sato, 2007
- Zoarchias macrocephalus Kimura & Sato, 2007
- Zoarchias major Tomiyama, 1972
- Zoarchias microstomus Kimura & Jiang, 1995
- Zoarchias uchidai Matsubara, 1932
- Zoarchias veneficus Jordan & Snyder 1902
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Neozoarcidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Zoarchias". FishBase. June 2022 version.