Icichthys

Icichthys is a genus of medusafishes that are native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean.

Icichthys
Medusafish (I. lockingtoni)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Suborder: Stromateoidei
Family: Centrolophidae
Genus: Icichthys
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880
Type species
Icichthys lockingtoni
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Icichthys australis Haedrich, 1966 (Southern driftfish)
  • Icichthys lockingtoni D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Medusafish)

References

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


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