Microichthys

Microichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Epigonidae
Genus: Microichthys
Rüppell, 1852
Type species
Microichthys coccoi
Rüppell, 1852

Microichthys is a genus of very small deepwater cardinalfishes only known from the Strait of Messina in the Mediterranean Sea. The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Microichthys coccoi Rüppell, 1852
  • Microichthys sanzoi Spartà, 1950

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Microichthys in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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