Bryozoichthys

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Bryozoichthys
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Stichaeidae
Subfamily: Chirolophinae
Genus: Bryozoichthys
Whitley, 1931
Type species
Bryolophus lysimus
Jordan & Snyder, 1902 [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • BryolophusJordan & Snyder, 1902

Bryozoichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stichaeidae. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.

Species

The genus contains the following species: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chirolophinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Bryozoichthys in FishBase . February 2022 version.