''Elassodiscus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
snailfish
The Liparidae, commonly known as snailfish or sea snails, are a Family (biology), family of Saltwater fish, marine Scorpaeniformes, scorpaeniform fishes.
Widely distributed from the Arctic Ocean, Arctic to Antarctic Oceans, including the ocea ...
es native to the
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Elassodiscus caudatus
''Elassodiscus caudatus'' , the blackbelly snailfish, is a species of snailfish
The Liparidae, commonly known as snailfish or sea snails, are a Family (biology), family of Saltwater fish, marine Scorpaeniformes, scorpaeniform fishes.
Widel ...
''
( C. H. Gilbert, 1915) (Blackbelly snailfish)
* ''
Elassodiscus obscurus''
Pitruk & Fedorov, 1993
* ''
Elassodiscus tremebundus
''Elassodiscus'' is a genus of snailfishes native to the Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* '' Elassodiscus caudatus'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1915) (Blackbelly snailfish)
* '' Elassodiscus obscurus'' ...
''
C. H. Gilbert & Burke
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, 1912
References
Liparidae
Fish of the Pacific Ocean
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