Icichthys

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: Pelagiaria
Ordo: Scombriformes

Familia: Centrolophidae
Genus: Icichthys
Species: I. australis – I. lockingtoni
Name

Icichthys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880: 305

Type species: Icichthys lockingtoni Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Synonyms

Pseudoicichthys Parin & Permitin, 1969

References
Primary references

Jordan, D.S. & Gilbert, C.H. 1880. Description of a new species of deep-water fish (Icichthys lockingtoni) from the coast of California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 3 (no. 154): 305–308. BHL Reference page.

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Icichthys in the World Register of Marine Species

Icichthys is a genus of medusafishes that are native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean.
Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

Icichthys australis Haedrich, 1966 (Southern driftfish)
Icichthys lockingtoni D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Medusafish)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Icichthys in FishBase. February 2013 version.