Microancathus
Microancathus is a genus of lumpfishes native to the North Pacific.
| Microancathus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cyclopteridae |
| Genus: | Microancathus Voskoboinikova, 2015[1] |
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
- Microancathus fedorovi (Mandritsa, 1991) (Fedorov's lumpsucker) - traditionally included in Eumicrotremus.[1]
- Microancathus tokranovi Voskoboinikova, 2015 (Tokranov's lumpsucker)[1]
References
- Voskoboinikova, O.S. (2015): New genus of the family Cyclopteridae – Microancathus gen. n. (Pisces: Cottoidei: Cyclopteridae) with description of a new species Microancathus tokranovi sp. n. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 319 (2): 215–228.
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