Aplochiton

Aplochiton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Aplochiton
Jenyns, 1842
species

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Aplochiton is a genus of osmeriform fish of the family Galaxiidae native to South America and the Falklands Islands.

Species

FishBase lists two recognized species in this genus (as of 2012):[1]

Other sources also recognize Aplochiton marinus.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Aplochiton in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996 Aplochiton marinus. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species v. 2011.2. Downloaded 15 April 2012.


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