Natalichthys
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| Natalichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Subfamily: | Congrogadinae |
| Genus: | Natalichthys Winterbottom, 1980[1] |
| Type species | |
| Natalichthys ori Winterbottom 1980[2] | |
Natalichthys is a genus of ray-finned fishes, classified under the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. They are found in the western Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of South Africa, the genus being named after Natal, where all three species in the genus are so far restricted to.[3]
