Phycidae
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Family of fishes
| Phycid hakes | |
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| Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides) | |
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| Spotted Codling (Urophycis regia) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Phycidae Swainon, 1838 |
| Genera | |
The Phycidae are a family of hakes in the order Gadiformes. They are native to the Atlantic Ocean, but the juveniles of some species enter estuaries.[1] Sometimes this family is classified as the subfamily Phycinae of the cod family, Gadidae.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Phycidae" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- ↑ Joseph S. Nelson (29 April 1994). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-54713-1.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q652728 entry
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