Acantholiparis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belongong to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean.
| Acantholiparis | |
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| Spiny snailfish (A. opercularis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Acantholiparis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Acantholiparis opercularis Gilbert & Burke, 1912[1]
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Species
editAcantholiparis currently contains two recognized species:[2]
- Acantholiparis caecus Grinols, 1969 (blind snailfish)
- Acantholiparis opercularis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (spiny snailfish)
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Liparidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acantholiparis". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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