''Neophrynichthys'' is a
genus
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of
fatheads native to the southwestern
Pacific Ocean
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waters around
New Zealand
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.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Neophrynichthys heterospilos''
K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson, 2000
* ''
Neophrynichthys latus''
( F. W. Hutton, 1875) (Dark toadfish)
References
Psychrolutidae
Marine fish of New Zealand
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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