Acantholiparis

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

Acantholiparis
Spiny snailfish (A. opercularis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Acantholiparis
C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Type species
Acantholiparis opercularis
Gilbert & Burke, 1912[1]

Species

Acantholiparis currently contains two recognized species:[2]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Liparidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Acantholiparis in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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