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Calliurichthys

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Calliurichthys
Callionymus izuensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Subgenus: Calliurichthys
D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903
Type species
Callionymus japonicus
Houttuyn, 1782

Calliurichthys is a subgenus of Callionymus, a genus dragonets, native to the western Pacific Ocean. Some authorities consider it to be a valid genus.

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this subgenus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Calliurichthys". FishBase. February 2013 version.