Ichthyscopus | |
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Ichthyscopus lebeck | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
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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