Aspidophoroides
| Aspidophoroides | |
|---|---|
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| Alligatorfish (A. monopterygius) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Genus: | Aspidophoroides Lacépède, 1801 |
Aspidophoroides is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Aspidophoroides monopterygius (Bloch, 1786) (Alligatorfish)
- Aspidophoroides olrikii Lütken, 1877 (Arctic alligatorfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Aspidophoroides in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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