Microichthys
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| Microichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Epigonidae |
| Genus: | Microichthys Rüppell, 1852 |
| Type species | |
| Microichthys coccoi Rüppell, 1852 | |
Microichthys is a genus of very small deepwater cardinalfishes which were only known from the Strait of Messina in the Mediterranean Sea, although M. coccoi has recently been recorded in the Aegean Sea and around the Azores.[1]
