Oidiphorus is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It’s two species are found in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean and the Southern Ocean.
| Oidiphorus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Zoarcidae |
| Subfamily: | Lycodinae |
| Genus: | Oidiphorus McAllister & Rees, 1964 |
| Type species | |
| Maynea brevis | |
Species edit
Oidiphorus contains 2 species:[2]
- Oidiphorus brevis (Norman, 1937)
- Oidiphorus mcallisteri Anderson, 1988
References edit
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lycodinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Oidiphoris in FishBase. June 2022 version.