Pezichthys

Pezichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Brachionichthyidae
Genus: Pezichthys
Last & Gledhill, 2009
Species

Pezichthys amplispinus Last & Gledhill, 2009
Pezichthys compressus Last & Gledhill, 2009
Pezichthys eltanani Last & Gledhill, 2009
Pezichthys macropinnis Last & Gledhill, 2009
Pezichthys nigrocilium Last & Gledhill, 2009

The genus Pezichthys is a newly described genus in the family Brachionichthyidae (commonly known as Handfishes), containing 5 species.[1]

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