Apodichthys is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. These fishes are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
| Apodichthys | |
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| Penpoint gunnel (Apodichthys flavidus) near Seattle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Pholidae |
| Subfamily: | Apodichthyinae |
| Genus: | Apodichthys Girard, 1854[1] |
| Type species | |
| Apodichthys flavidus Girard, 1854[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Species edit
Apodichthys contains 2 species:[2]
- Apodichthys flavidus Girard, 1854 (Penpoint gunnel)
- Apodichthys fucorum Jordan & Gilbert, 1895 (Rockweed gunnel)
References edit
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pholidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Apodichthys in FishBase. February 2022 version.