Nautichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, sculpins, belonging to the subfamily Hemitripterinae which is part of the family Agonidae. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.
| Nautichthys | |
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| Sailfin sculpin (N. oculofasciatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemitripterinae |
| Genus: | Nautichthys Girard, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Blepsias oculofasciatus Girard, 1858[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Nautichthys oculofasciatus (Girard, 1858) (Sailfin sculpin)
- Nautichthys pribilovius (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1898) (Eyeshade sculpin)
- Nautichthys robustus (Peden, 1970) (Shortmast sculpin)
References
edit- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hemitripterinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nautichthys". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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