Ichthyococcus
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Ichthyococcus ovatus.jpg
| image_caption = Ichthyococcus ovatus
| taxon = Ichthyococcus
| authority = Bonaparte, 1840
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = See text
}}
Ichthyococcus are a genus of lightfishes.{{cite web|url=http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Ichthyococcus_Genus.asp|title=Ichthyococcus (Genus)|date=January 2, 2010|publisher=ZipcodeZoo|access-date=6 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730164730/http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Ichthyococcus_Genus.asp|archive-date=30 July 2012|df=}} It is one of seven genera in the family Phosichthyidae.
Included species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Ichthyococcus| month = February | year = 2012}}
- Ichthyococcus australis Mukhacheva, 1980 (Southern lightfish)
- Ichthyococcus elongatus S. Imai, 1941 (Slim lightfish)
- Ichthyococcus intermedius Mukhacheva, 1980 (Intermediate lightfish)
- Ichthyococcus irregularis Rechnitzer & J. E. Böhlke, 1958 (Bulldog lightfish)
- Ichthyococcus ovatus (Cocco, 1838) (Lightfish)
- Ichthyococcus parini Mukhacheva, 1980
- Ichthyococcus polli Blache, 1963
References
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Category:Ray-finned fish genera
Category:Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
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