''Ichthyococcus'' are a
genus
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of
lightfishes.
It is one of seven genera in the family Phosichthyidae.
Included species
There are currently seven recognized
species
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in this genus:
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Ichthyococcus australis
Ichthyococcus australis is a species of the genus Ichthyococcus. It is also known as Southern lightfish.http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=23142 Ichthyococcus australis info on Fishbase
References
Ichthyococcus
Fish des ...
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Mukhacheva, 1980 (Southern lightfish)
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Ichthyococcus elongatus
Slim lightfish, also known as Ichthyococcus elongatus, is a species of the genus
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S. Imai, 1941 (Slim lightfish)
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Ichthyococcus intermedius
Ichthyococcus intermedius, also known as Intermediate lightfish, is a species of the genus Ichthyococcus.http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=24486 Ichthyococcus intermedius info on Fishbase
References
Ichthyococcus
Fish d ...
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Mukhacheva, 1980 (Intermediate lightfish)
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Ichthyococcus irregularis
Bulldog lightfish, also known as Ichthyococcus irregularis, is a species of the genus Ichthyococcus.http://www.fishbase.us/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57233 Ichthyococcus intermedius info on Fishbase
References
Ichthyococcus
Fish describ ...
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Rechnitzer & J. E. Böhlke, 1958 (Bulldog lightfish)
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Ichthyococcus ovatus''
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, 1838) (Lightfish)
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Ichthyococcus parini
Ichthyococcus parini is a lightfish of the genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In ...
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Mukhacheva, 1980
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Ichthyococcus polli
''Ichthyococcus polli'' is a lightfish of the genus '' Ichthyococcus''.http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=274956 info on WoRMS
References
Ichthyococcus
Fish described in 1963
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Blache, 1963
References
Marine fish genera
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
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