Lizard triplefin
| Lizard triplefin | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Crocodilichthys |
| Species: | C. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocodilichthys gracilis Allen & Robertson, 1991 | |
The lizard triplefin, Crocodilichthys gracilis, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Crocodilichthys, found in the Gulf of California in the eastern Central Pacific at depths down to 38 m. Its length is only up to about 64 mm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Crocodilichthys gracilis" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
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