''Acanthaphritis'' is a genus of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

which are part of the

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Hemerocoetidae Hemerocoetidae is a family of percomorph ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Acropomatiformes. Genera The following genera are included within the Hemerocoetinae: * '' Acanthaphritis'' Günther, 1880 * '' Dactylopsaron'' Parin, 1990 * '' ...

. They have an

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distribution.

Species

There are four recognised species in ''Acanthaphritis'': * '' Acanthaphritis barbata'' (Okamura & Kishida, 1963) * '' Acanthaphritis grandisquamis'' Günther, 1880 * '' Acanthaphritis ozawai'' (McKay, 1971) * '' Acanthaphritis unoorum'' Suzuki & Nakabo, 1996

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External links

''Acanthaphritis'': Images & occurrence data
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Hemerocoetidae Taxa described in 1880 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Acropomatiformes-stub