Channichthys

Channichthys
	C. irinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Notothenioidei
Family:	Channichthyidae
Genus:	Channichthys; J. Richardson, 1844
Type species
	Channichthys rhinoceratus; J. Richardson, 1844

Channichthys is a genus of crocodile icefishes native to the Southern Ocean.

Species

There are currently nine proposed species in this genus:[1] Some researchers, however, classify Channichthys as a monotypic genus and recognize Channichthys rhinoceratus as the sole Channichthys species.[2][3]

Channichthys aelitae Shandikov, 1995 (Aelita icefish)
Channichthys bospori Shandikov, 1995 (Big-eyed icefish)
Channichthys irinae Shandikov, 1995 (Pygmy icefish)
Channichthys mithridatis Shandikov, 2008 (Green icefish)
Channichthys panticapaei Shandikov, 1995 (Charcoal icefish)
Channichthys rhinoceratus J. Richardson, 1844 (Unicorn icefish)
Channichthys richardsoni Shandikov, 2011 (Robust icefish)
Channichthys rugosus Regan, 1913 (Red icefish)
Channichthys velifer E. E. Meisner, 1974 (Sail icefish)

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References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Channichthys in FishBase. February 2013 version.
Voskoboinikova, Olga (2002). "Early life history of two Channichthys species from the Kerguelen Islands, Antarctica (Pisces: Notothenioidei: Channichthyidae)". Zoosystematica Rossica. 10: 407–412.
Eastman, Joseph and Eakin, Richard (2000). "An updated species list for notothenioid fish (Perciformes; Notothenioidei), with comments on Antarctic species". Archive of Fishery and Marine Research. 48: 11–20. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.456.9054.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Channichthys in FishBase. February 2013 version.

[2] Voskoboinikova, Olga (2002). "Early life history of two Channichthys species from the Kerguelen Islands, Antarctica (Pisces: Notothenioidei: Channichthyidae)". Zoosystematica Rossica. 10: 407–412.

[3] Eastman, Joseph and Eakin, Richard (2000). "An updated species list for notothenioid fish (Perciformes; Notothenioidei), with comments on Antarctic species". Archive of Fishery and Marine Research. 48: 11–20. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.456.9054.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)