''Volodichthys'' is a
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 the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
snailfish
The Liparidae, commonly known as snailfish or sea snails, are a Family (biology), family of Saltwater fish, marine Scorpaeniformes, scorpaeniform fishes.
Widely distributed from the Arctic Ocean, Arctic to Antarctic Oceans, including the ocea ...
es found in deep water, more than , of southern oceans near Antarctica and southern South America.
Its members were formerly included in the genus ''
Careproctus
''Careproctus'' is a genus of snailfishes found in benthic and benthopelagic habitats in the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic and Southern Oceans. Whether they truly are absent from the Indian Ocean (except for a couple of species in Subantarctic water ...
''.
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Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
References
Liparidae
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