Pholidichthys
Genus of fishes
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Pholidichthys is a genus of ray-finned fish which consists of two species found in the tropical Pacific Ocean. It is the only genus in the family Pholidichthyidae, one of two families in the order Cichliformes.[1]
| Pholidichthys | |
|---|---|
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| Pholidichthys leucotaenia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Pholidichthyidae D.S. Jordan, 1896 |
| Genus: | Pholidichthys Bleeker, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Pholidichthys leucotaenia Bleeker, 1856 | |
Species
The following two species are found within this genus and family:[2]
- Pholidichthys anguis Springer & Larson, 1996
- Pholidichthys leucotaenia Bleeker, 1856
