Urophycis
Genus of fishes
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Urophycis is a genus of phycid hakes.
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| Urophycis | |
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| Urophycis chuss | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Phycidae |
| Genus: | Urophycis T. N. Gill, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Blennius regius Walbaum, 1792 | |
| Synonyms | |
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
- Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858) (Brazilian codling) [1]
- Urophycis chuss (Walbaum, 1792) (Red hake)
- Urophycis cirrata (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (Gulf hake)
- Urophycis earllii (T. H. Bean, 1880) (Carolina hake)
- Urophycis floridana (T. H. Bean & Dresel, 1884) (Southern codling)
- Urophycis mystacea A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903
- Urophycis regia (Walbaum, 1792) (Spotted codling)
- Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814) (White hake)
