Phycidae

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Phycid hakes
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Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)
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Spotted codling (Urophycis regia)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Phycidae
Swainon, 1838
Genera

Phycis
Urophycis

The Phycidae are a family of hakes in the order Gadiformes. They are native to the Atlantic Ocean, but the juveniles of some species enter estuaries. [1] Sometimes this family is classified as the subfamily Phycinae of the cod family, Gadidae. [2]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Phycidae". FishBase . June 2012 version.
  2. Joseph S. Nelson (29 April 1994). Fishes of the World . John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   0-471-54713-1.

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