Icichthys
Appearance
Icichthys | |
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Medusafish (I. lockingtoni) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Suborder: | Stromateoidei |
Family: | Centrolophidae |
Genus: | Icichthys D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 |
Type species | |
Icichthys lockingtoni D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880
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Icichthys is a genus of medusafishes that are native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Icichthys australis Haedrich, 1966 (Southern driftfish)
- Icichthys lockingtoni D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Medusafish)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Icichthys in FishBase. February 2013 version.