Sympterichthys

Sympterichthys
Sympterichthys unipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Lophiiformes
Family:Brachionichthyidae
Genus:Sympterichthys
T. N. Gill, 1878
Species

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Sympterichthys is a genus in the family Brachionichthyidae (commonly known as "handfishes")[1] with these species:[2]

Species

  • Sympterichthys moultoni Last & Gledhill, 2009 (Moulton’s handfish)
  • Sympterichthys politus (J. Richardson, 1844) (Red handfish)
  • Sympterichthys unipennis (G. Cuvier, 1817) (Smooth handfish)
Sympterichthys politus

References

  1. ↑ Last, P.R.; Gledhill, D.C. 2009: A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species. Zootaxa, 2252: 1-77. Abstract & excerpt PDF
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Sympterichthys in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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