Calliurichthys
Subgenus of fishes
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Calliurichthys is a subgenus of Callionymus, a genus dragonets, native to the western Pacific Ocean. Some authorities consider it to be a valid genus.
| Calliurichthys | |
|---|---|
| |
| Callionymus izuensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Callionymus |
| Subgenus: | Calliurichthys D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Callionymus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this subgenus:[1]
- Callionymus izuensis (R. Fricke & Zaiser Brownell, 1993)
- Callionymus scaber (McCulloch, 1926)