Zaniolepis
Sign in to saveZaniolepis, the combfishes, is a genus of marine ray-finned fish. It is the only member of the family Zaniolepididae, classified within the suborder Cottoidei of the order Perciformes. These fishes are native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderScorpaeniformes
- FamilyHexagrammidae
Habitatmarine
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Zaniolepis, the combfishes, is a genus of marine ray-finned fish. It is the only member of the family Zaniolepididae, classified within the suborder Cottoidei of the order Perciformes. These fishes are native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
==Taxonomy== Zaniolepis was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1858 by the French zoologist Charles Frédéric Girard when he described Z. longispinis from Fort Steilacoom on Puget Sound in Washington.
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