''Rhodichthys'' is a genus of marine

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 ...

es belonging to the

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Liparidae The snailfishes or sea snails (not to be confused with invertebrate sea snails), are a family of marine ray-finned fishes. These fishes make up the Liparidae, a family classified within the order Scorpaeniformes. Widely distributed from the ...

, the snailfishes. These fishes are found in the northeast Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.

Species

''Rhodichthys'' has two currently recognised species within it: *'' Rhodichthys melanocephalus'' Andriashev & Chernova, 2011 (Blackhead strainer snailfish) *'' Rhodichthys regina'' Collett, 1879 (Threadfin snailfish)

References

Liparidae Taxa named by Robert Collett Ray-finned fish genera {{Liparidae-stub