Esselenichthys

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Esselenichthys
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cebidichthyidae
Genus: Esselenichthys
Anderson, 2003 [1]
Type species
Esselenia carli
(Follett & Anderson, 1990) [1]

Esselenichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cebidichthyidae, the monkeyface pricklebacks. These fishes are found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.

Species

The following species are classified within the genus Esselenichthys: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xiphisterinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Esselenichthys". FishBase . February 2022 version.
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