Volodichthys
Genus of fishes
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Volodichthys is a genus of snailfishes found in deep water, more than 750 m (2,460 ft), of southern oceans near Antarctica and southern South America.[2][3] Its members were formerly included in the genus Careproctus.[3]
| Volodichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Volodichthys Balushkin, 2012 |
| Type species | |
| Volodichthys parini | |
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[3][4][5] [6]
- Volodichthys catherinae (Andriashev & Stein, 1998)
- Volodichthys herwigi (Andriashev, 1991)
- Volodichthys parini (Andriashev & Prirodina, 1990)
- Volodichthys smirnovi (Andriashev, 1991)
- Volodichthys solovjevae Balushkin, 2012
