''Epigonichthys'' is a genus of

lancelets The lancelets ( or ), also known as amphioxi (singular: amphioxus ), consist of some 30 to 35 species of "fish-like" benthic filter feeding chordates in the order Amphioxiformes. They are the modern representatives of the subphylum Cephalochord ...

belonging to the family

Branchiostomatidae Branchiostomatidae is a family of lancelets The lancelets ( or ), also known as amphioxi (singular: amphioxus ), consist of some 30 to 35 species of "fish-like" benthic filter feeding chordates in the order Amphioxiformes. They are the modern ...

. The genus was first described in 1876 by

Wilhelm Peters Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 in Koldenbüttel – 20 April 1883) was a German natural history, naturalist and explorer. He was assistant to the anatomist Johannes Peter Müller and later became curator of the Natural ...

.Peters, W. 1876. Über ''Epigonichthys cultellus'', eine neue Gattung und Art der Leptocardii. ''Monatsberichte der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin'' 1875: 322-326 22 The type species is ''

Epigonichthys cultellus ''Epigonichthys'' is a genus of lancelets belonging to the family Branchiostomatidae. The genus was first described in 1876 by Wilhelm Peters.Peters, W. 1876. Über ''Epigonichthys cultellus'', eine neue Gattung und Art der Leptocardii. ''Monatsb ...

.'' The species of this genus are found in Central America,

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...

, Australia. Species: *'' Epigonichthys australis'' *'' Epigonichthys bassanus'' *'' Epigonichthys cingalensis'' *''

'' *'' Epigonichthys hectori'' *'' Epigonichthys maldivensis''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10273300 Cephalochordata Animals described in 1876 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters