Eurymen
Appearance
Eurymen | |
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Smoothcheek Sculpin (E. gyrinus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Psychrolutidae |
Genus: | Eurymen C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 |
Type species | |
Eurymen gyrinus Gilbert & Burke, 1912[1]
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Eurymen is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads. These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Eurymen bassargini Lindberg, 1930
- Eurymen gyrinus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (Smoothcheek sculpin)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Eurymen in FishBase. December 2012 version.