Microichthys is a genus of very small deepwater cardinalfishes which were only known from the Strait of Messina in the Mediterranean Sea, although M. coccoi has recently been recorded in the Aegean Sea and around the Azores.[1]
| Microichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Epigonidae |
| Genus: | Microichthys Rüppell, 1852 |
| Type species | |
| Microichthys coccoi Rüppell, 1852
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Species edit
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2][3]
- Microichthys atlanticus Fricke, Ordines, Williston, 2020[4]
- Microichthys coccoi Rüppell, 1852
- Microichthys grandis Wageningen Marine Research, 2023 (great deepwater cardinalfish)[5][6]
- Microichthys sanzoi Spartà, 1950
References edit
- ^ Pollard, D. (2014). "Microichthys coccoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194859A49087606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194859A49087606.en. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Microichthys in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Microichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Fricke, R., Ordines, F. & Williston, A. Review of the deepwater cardinalfish genus Microichthys Rüppell 1852, with the description of a new species from the Azores Islands (Teleostei: Epigonidae). Ichthyol Res (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-020-00733-x. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ Fricke, Ronald; Couperus, Bram (2023-04-13). "Microichthys grandis, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish from off Ireland, northeastern Atlantic Ocean (Teleostei: Epigonidae)". Ichthyological Research. doi:10.1007/s10228-023-00909-1. ISSN 1616-3915.
- ^ "Researchers find a new fish species in the deep sea off Ireland". Phys.org. April 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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