Rhacochilus
Genus of fishes
Rhacochilus | |
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Rhacochilus toxotes | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Percomorpha |
(unranked): | Ovalentaria |
Family: | Embiotocidae |
Genus: | Rhacochilus Agassiz, 1854 |
Type species | |
Rhacochilus toxotes Agassiz, 1854 |
Rhacochilus is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Rhacochilus toxotes Agassiz, 1854 (Rubberlip surfperch)
- Rhacochilus vacca (Girard, 1855) (Pile perch)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Rhacochilus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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