Icichthys

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Icichthys
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Medusafish (I. lockingtoni)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Suborder: Stromateoidei
Family: Centrolophidae
Genus: Icichthys
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880
Type species
Icichthys lockingtoni
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880

Icichthys is a genus of medusafishes that are native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Icichthys". FishBase . February 2013 version.