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Urophycis

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Urophycis
Red hake (Urophycis chuss).jpg
Urophycis chuss
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Phycidae
Genus: Urophycis
T. N. Gill, 1863
Type species
Blennius regius
Walbaum, 1792
Synonyms

Emphycus Jordan & Evermann, 1898

Urophycis is a genus of phycid hakes.

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)

References

  1. ^ Lemes, P.C.R., Loeb, M.V., Santificetur, C. & Melo, M.R.S. (2016): Redescription of Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup 1858), a senior synonym of Urophycis latus Miranda Ribeiro 1903 (Gadiformes: Phycidae). Zootaxa, 4084 (4): 507–518.


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