Apodichthys is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. These fishes are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Apodichthys
Penpoint gunnel (Apodichthys flavidus) near Seattle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Pholidae
Subfamily: Apodichthyinae
Genus: Apodichthys
Girard, 1854[1]
Type species
Apodichthys flavidus
Girard, 1854[1]
Synonyms[1]

Species

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Apodichthys contains 2 species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pholidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Apodichthys". FishBase. February 2022 version.