Pholidichthys

Pholidichthys
Pholidichthys leucotaenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Pholidichthyidae
D.S. Jordan, 1896
Genus: Pholidichthys
Bleeker, 1856
Type species
Pholidichthys leucotaenia
Bleeker, 1856

Pholidichthys is a genus of ray-finned fish which consists of two species found in the tropical Pacific Ocean. It is the only genus in the family Pholidichthyidae, one of two families in the order Cichliformes.

Species

The following two species are found within this genus and family:

References

  1. ↑ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Pholidichthyidae". FishBase. June 2018 version.