Osteodiscus
Genus of fishes
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Osteodiscus is a genus of snailfishes native to the Pacific Ocean.
| Osteodiscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Osteodiscus Stein, 1978 |
| Type species | |
| Osteodiscus cascadiae Stein, 1978[1] | |
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2][3][4]
- Osteodiscus abyssicola Murasaki, Kai, Endo & Fukui, 2021
- Osteodiscus andriashevi Pitruk & Fedorov, 1990
- Osteodiscus cascadiae Stein, 1978 (Bigtail snailfish)
- Osteodiscus rhepostomias Stein, 2012[3]
