Nautichthys

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Nautichthys
Sailfin sculpin (Nautichthys oculofasciatus).jpg
Sailfin sculpin (N. oculofasciatus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Agonidae
Subfamily: Hemitripterinae
Genus: Nautichthys
Girard, 1858
Type species
Blepsias oculofasciatus
Girard, 1858 [1]
Synonyms [1]

Nautichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, sculpins, belonging to the subfamily Hemitripterinae which is part of the family Agonidae. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hemitripterinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Nautichthys in FishBase . December 2012 version.