Phycis

Phycis
Greater forkbeard (P. blennoides)
Forkbeard (P. phycis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Phycidae
Genus:	Phycis Walbaum, 1792
Type species
Blennius phycis Linnaeus, 1766

Phycis is a genus of phycid hakes from the North Atlantic, including the Mediterranean Sea.

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:¹

• Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768) (Greater forkbeard)
• Phycis chesteri Goode & T. H. Bean, 1878 (Longfin hake)
• Phycis phycis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Forkbeard)