Acantholiparis
Acantholiparis is a genus of snailfishes native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
| Acantholiparis | |
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| Spiny snailfish (A. opercularis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Acantholiparis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Acantholiparis caecus Grinols, 1969 (blind snailfish)
- Acantholiparis opercularis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (spiny snailfish)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Acantholiparis in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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