Volodichthys | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: |
Volodichthys Balushkin, 2012 |
Type species | |
Volodichthys parini |
Volodichthys is a genus of snailfishes found in deep water, more than 750 m (2,460 ft), of southern oceans near Antarctica and southern South America. [2] [3] Its members were formerly included in the genus Careproctus. [3]
There are currently five recognized species in this genus: [3] [4]
Volodichthys | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: |
Volodichthys Balushkin, 2012 |
Type species | |
Volodichthys parini |
Volodichthys is a genus of snailfishes found in deep water, more than 750 m (2,460 ft), of southern oceans near Antarctica and southern South America. [2] [3] Its members were formerly included in the genus Careproctus. [3]
There are currently five recognized species in this genus: [3] [4]