| Ichthyscopus | |
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| Ichthyscopus lebeck | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Uranoscopidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyscopus Swainson, 1839 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Uranoscopus inermis Cuvier 1829 | |
| Synonyms | |
Anema Günther, 1860 | |
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The following species are classified as members of the genus Ichthyscopus: [2]
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