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Bonnetmouth

Emmelichthys struhsakeri

Classification

Emmelichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers and bonnetmouths. The species in this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy Emmelichthys was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1845 by the Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and Arctic explorer Sir John Richardson when he described Emmelichthys nitidus from Western Australia.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 1