Alcichthys is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the "typical" sculpins. The only species in the genus is Alcichthys elongatus, which occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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The only species in the genus is Alcichthys elongatus, which occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Alcichthys was first proposed as a genus in 1904...
Amazon molly, (pictured), reproduces by gynogenesis. The elkhorn sculpin (Alcichthys elongatus) is a marine teleost with a unique reproductive mode called...
classifies the family as follows: subfamily Psychrolutinae Günther, 1861 Alcichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904 Ambophthalmos Jackson & Nelson, 1998 Andriashevicottus...
The genera of the family include: Subfamily Cottinae Bonaparte, 1831 Alcichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904 Andriashevicottus Fedorov, 1990 Antipodocottus Bolin...
habitats. The following genera are included within the subfamily Cottinae: Alcichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904 Andriashevicottus Fedorov, 1990 Antipodocottus Bolin...
sculpin. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Alcichthys within the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae, however, other authors...
are 175 species in the order Scorpaeniformes assessed as least concern. Alcichthys elongatus Galathea sculpin (Antipodocottus galatheae) Blackfin hookear...
Ascelichthys. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Alcichthys within the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae, however, other authors...
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