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Phycis blennoides

Phycis blennoides, the greater forkbeard, is a species of fish belonging to the family Phycidae.

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Phycis blennoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Phycidae
Genus: Phycis
Species:
P. blennoides
Binomial name
Phycis blennoides
(Brünnich, 1768)

Phycis blennoides, the greater forkbeard, is a species of fish belonging to the family Phycidae.1

It is native to Europe, Northern Africa, Northern America.123

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References

  1. "Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. Romdhani, A. (31 March 2016). "Growth and age estimation of the greater forkbeard, Phycis blennoides (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Phycidae), from the Gulf of Tunis (central Mediterranean)". Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria. 46 (1): 25–32. doi:10.3750/AIP2016.46.1.03.
  3. Dallarés, Sara; Moyà-Alcover, Catalina M.; Padrós, Francesc; Cartes, Joan E.; Solé, Montserrat; Castañeda, Carlota; Carrassón, Maite (December 2016). "The parasite community of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768) from the Balearic Sea in relation to diet, biochemical markers, histopathology and environmental variables". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 118: 84–100. Bibcode:2016DSRI..118...84D. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2016.11.001.