Osteodiscus
Osteodiscus is a genus of snailfishes native to the Pacific Ocean.
| Osteodiscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Osteodiscus Stein, 1978 |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Osteodiscus andriashevi Pitruk & Fedorov, 1990
- Osteodiscus cascadiae Stein, 1978 (Bigtail snailfish)
- Osteodiscus rhepostomias Stein, 2012[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Osteodiscus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- Stein, D.L. (2012): A Review of the Snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, Including Descriptions of a New Genus and Sixteen New Species. Zootaxa, 3588: 1–54.
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