Cryptacanthodes
| Cryptacanthodes | |
|---|---|
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| Giant wrymouth (C. giganteus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cryptacanthodidae T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Genus: | Cryptacanthodes D. H. Storer (fr), 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Cryptacanthodes maculatus D. H. Storer, 1839 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Cryptacanthodes is a genus of perciform fishes commonly referred to as wrymouths. They are mostly found in the Pacific Ocean with one species native to the Atlantic Ocean where they are benthic fishes, tunneling through soft substrates. It is currently the only known genus in its family.[2]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Cryptacanthodes aleutensis (C. H. Gilbert, 1896) (dwarf wrymouth)
- Cryptacanthodes bergi Lindberg, 1930
- Cryptacanthodes giganteus (Kittlitz, 1858) (giant wrymouth)
- Cryptacanthodes maculatus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839 (Wrymouth)
See also
References
- ↑ California Academy of Sciences; Catalog of Fishes; Synonyms of Cryptacanthodes
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Cryptacanthodidae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Cryptacanthodes in FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
- Cryptacanthodidae at Encyclopedia of Life
- Jack Sepkoski (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560.
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