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Osteodiscus

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Osteodiscus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Osteodiscus
Stein, 1978
Type species
Osteodiscus cascadiae
Stein, 1978[1]

Osteodiscus is a genus of snailfishes native to the Pacific Ocean.

Species

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There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Liparidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Osteodiscus". FishBase. December 2012 version.
  3. ^ a b Stein, D.L. (2012): A Review of the Snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, Including Descriptions of a New Genus and Sixteen New Species. Zootaxa, 3588: 1–54.
  4. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Osteodiscus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 March 2023.