Volodichthys
Sign in to saveVolodichthys is a genus of snailfishes found in deep water, more than , of southern oceans near Antarctica and southern South America. Its members were formerly included in the genus Careproctus.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderScorpaeniformes
- FamilyLiparidae
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Volodichthys is a genus of snailfishes found in deep water, more than , of southern oceans near Antarctica and southern South America. Its members were formerly included in the genus Careproctus.
==Species== There are currently five recognized species in this genus: Volodichthys catherinae (Andriashev & Stein, 1998) Volodichthys herwigi (Andriashev, 1991) Volodichthys parini (Andriashev & Prirodina, 1990) Volodichthys smirnovi (Andriashev, 1991) Volodichthys solovjevae Balushkin, 2012
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