Acanthaphritis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Pempheriformes

Familia: Hemerocoetidae
Genus: Acanthaphritis
Species (4): A. barbata – A. grandisquamis – A. ozawai – A. unoorum
Name

Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880: 43

Type species: Acanthaphritis grandisquamis Günther, 1880, by monotypy.
References
Primary references

Günther, A.C.L.G. 1880. Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873–1876. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76 under the command of Captain George S. Nares ... and the late Captain Frank Tourle Thomson, R.N. Zoology. 1(6): 1–82, , Pls. 1–32. BHL Reference page.

Acanthaphritis is a genus of bony fish which are part of the subfamily Hemerocoetinae of the duckbill family Percophidae. They have an Indo-Pacific distribution.
Species

There are four recognised species in Acanthaphritis:[2]

Acanthaphritis barbata (Okamura & Kishida, 1963)
Acanthaphritis grandisquamis Günther, 1880
Acanthaphritis ozawai (McKay, 1971)
Acanthaphritis unoorum Suzuki & Nakabo, 1996

References

Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Acanthaphritis in FishBase. February 2018 version.