Dictyosoma

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Dictyosoma
Dictyosoma burgeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Stichaeidae
Subfamily: Xiphisterinae
Genus: Dictyosoma
Temminck & Schlegel, 1845[1]
Type species
Dictyosoma burgeri, a synonym of D. temmincki

Dictyosoma is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. These fishes are found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Species[edit]

The following species are classified within the genus Dictyosoma:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xiphesterinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Dictyosoma in FishBase. February 2022 version.