Acanthoclinus

Acanthoclinus
Acanthoclinus fuscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Family:Plesiopidae
Subfamily:Acanthoclininae
Genus:Acanthoclinus
Jenyns, 1841
Type species
Acanthoclinus fuscus
Jenyns, 1841

Acanthoclinus is a genus of roundheads of the Plesiopidae. They are elongated in shape with large mouths and eyes, and are found in the oceans around New Zealand. The species in the genus include:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2018). Species of Acanthoclinus in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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