Marukawichthys is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Rhamphocottidae, the grunt sculpins and deepwater bullhead sculpins. These fishies are found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean near Japan.
| Marukawichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Rhamphocottidae |
| Genus: | Marukawichthys Ki. Sakamoto, 1931 |
| Type species | |
| Marukawichthys ambulator Sakamoto, 1931[1]
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Species edit
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
References edit
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Rhamphocottidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Marukawichthys in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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