Hoplichthys

Hoplichthys, the ghost flatheads, is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This genus is the only member of the family Hoplichthyidae.

Hoplichthys
Hoplichthys langsdorfii
Hoplichthys filamentosus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Suborder: Platycephaloidei
Family: Hoplichthyidae
Kaup, 1873
Genus: Hoplichthys
Cuvier, 1829
Type species
Hoplichthys langsdorfii
G. Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms
  • Acanthoplichthys Fowler, 1943
  • Monhoplichthys Fowler, 1938
  • Pristhoplichthys Fowler, 1938
  • Rhinhoplichthys Fowler, 1938
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