Acanthaphritis
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Acanthaphritis is a genus of ray-finned fish which are part of the family Hemerocoetidae. They have an Indo-Pacific distribution.
| Acanthaphritis | |
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| specimen MNHN-IC--2014-2541, collected off New Caledonia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Hemerocoetidae |
| Genus: | Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880 |
| Type species | |
| Acanthaphritis grandisquamis Günther, 1880 | |
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Species
There are four recognised species in Acanthaphritis:[2]
- Acanthaphritis barbata (Okamura & Kishida, 1963)
- Acanthaphritis grandisquamis Günther, 1880
- Acanthaphritis ozawai (McKay, 1971)
- Acanthaphritis unoorum Suzuki & Nakabo, 1996
