Osteodiscus

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Osteodiscus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Osteodiscus
Stein, 1978
Type species
Osteodiscus cascadiae
Stein, 1978 [1]

Osteodiscus is a genus of snailfishes native to the Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [2] [3] [4]

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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 25 March 2023.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Osteodiscus". FishBase . December 2012 version.
  3. 1 2 Stein, D.L. (2012): A Review of the Snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, Including Descriptions of a New Genus and Sixteen New Species. Zootaxa, 3588: 1–54.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Osteodiscus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 March 2023.