Rusichthys
| Rusichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Subfamily: | Congrogadinae |
| Genus: | Rusichthys Winterbottom, 1979 |
| Type species | |
| Rusichthys plesiomorphus Winterbottom 1979 | |
Rusichthys is a genus of ray-finned fishes, classified under the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae, from the western Indian Ocean. The generic name is a compound of the acronym RUSI which stands for Rhodes University Smith Institute and thus honours the South African ichthyologist James Leonard Brierley Smith
Species
The following species are classified in the genus Rusichthys:
- Rusichthys explicitus Winterbottom, 1996
- Rusichthys plesiomorphus Winterbottom, 1979