Menziesichthys
Menziesichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Liparidae, the snail fishes. These are deep water fishes found in the Pacific Ocean.
| Menziesichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Menziesichthys Nalbant & R. F. Mayer, 1971 |
| Type species | |
| Menziesichthys bacescui Nalbant & Prokofiev, 1971[1] | |
Species
Menziesichthys contains two recognised species:[2]
- Menziesichthys alaid Prokofiev & Iftime, 2020
- Menziesichthys bacescui Nalbant & R. F. Mayer, 1971
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Liparidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Menziesichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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