Crystallichthys cyclospilus

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Crystallichthys cyclospilus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Crystallichthys
Species:
C. cyclospilus
Binomial name
Crystallichthys cyclospilus
Gilbert & Burke, 1912

Crystallichthys cyclospilus, the blotched snailfish, is a species of snailfish. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Crystallichthys cyclospilus, Blotched snailfish". www.fishbase.se.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Crystallichthys cyclospilus Gilbert & Burke, 1912". www.marinespecies.org.