Microichthys
Microichthys is a genus of very small deepwater cardinalfishes which were only known from the Strait of Messina in the Mediterranean Sea, although M. coccoi has recently been recorded in the Aegean Sea and around the Azores.[1] The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Microichthys coccoi Rüppell, 1852
- Microichthys sanzoi Spartà, 1950
- Microichthys atlanticus Fricke, Ordines, Williston, 2020[3]
- Microichthys grandis Wageningen Marine Research, 2023[4]
| Microichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Epigonidae |
| Genus: | Microichthys Rüppell, 1852 |
| Type species | |
| Microichthys coccoi Rüppell, 1852 | |
References
- Pollard, D. (2014). "Microichthys coccoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194859A49087606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194859A49087606.en. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Microichthys in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Fricke, R., Ordines, F. & Williston, A. Review of the deepwater cardinalfish genus Microichthys Rüppell 1852, with the description of a new species from the Azores Islands (Teleostei: Epigonidae). Ichthyol Res (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-020-00733-x. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- https://phys.org/news/2023-04-fish-species-deep-sea-ireland.html
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