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Oidiphorus

Oidiphorus is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its two species are found in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean and the Southern Ocean.

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Jul 13, 2026
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Length
109 w
Citations
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Source
Oidiphorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Oidiphorus
McAllister & Rees, 1964
Type species
Maynea brevis
Norman, 19371

Oidiphorus is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its two species are found in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean and the Southern Ocean.

Species

Oidiphorus contains 2 species:2

  • Oidiphorus brevis (Norman, 1937)
  • Oidiphorus mcallisteri Anderson, 1988
References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lycodinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Oidiphoris". FishBase. June 2022 version.