Pseudophycis

Pseudophycis is a genus of codlings of the family Moridae found around New Zealand and Southern Australia.

Pseudophycis
A northern bastard codling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Pseudophycis
Günther, 1862
Type species
Lota breviuscula
Richardson, 1846
Synonyms

Austrophycis Ogilby, 1897

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Pseudophycis bachus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (red codling)
  • Pseudophycis barbata Günther, 1863 (southern bastard codling)
  • Pseudophycis breviuscula (J. Richardson, 1846) (northern bastard codling)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pseudophycis in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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