Natalichthys

Natalichthys is a genus of ray-finned fishes, classified under the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. They are found in the western Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of South Africa, the genus being named after Natal, where all three species in the genus are so far restricted to.[3]

Natalichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Congrogadinae
Genus: Natalichthys
Winterbottom, 1980[1]
Type species
Natalichthys ori
Winterbottom 1980[2]

Species

The following species are classified in the genus Natalichthys:[4]

  • Natalichthys leptus Winterbottom, 1980 (Pencil snakelet)
  • Natalichthys ori Winterbottom, 1980 (Natal snakelet)
  • Natalichthys sam Winterbottom, 1980 (Nail snakelet)
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References
  1. Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Natalichthys Smith, 1952". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Natalichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (30 April 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Natalichthys Species of 'Natalichthys' in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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