Menziesichthys

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Menziesichthys
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Menziesichthys
Nalbant & R. F. Mayer, 1971
Type species
Menziesichthys bacescui
Nalbant & Prokofiev, 1971 [1]

Menziesichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Liparidae, the snail fishes. These are deep water fishes found in the Pacific Ocean.

Species

Menziesichthys contains two recognised species: [2]

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Liparidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Menziesichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 23 March 2023.