Bovichtus

Updated on Dec 22, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Bovichtidae Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes		Class Actinopterygii Scientific name Bovichtus Rank Genus

Similar Bovichtus variegatus, Thornfish, Cottoperca, Pseudaphritis urvillii, Perciformes

Bovichtus is a genus of fish in the family Bovichtidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

Bovichtus angustifrons Regan, 1913

Bovichtus argentinus MacDonagh, 1931

Bovichtus chilensis Regan, 1913

Bovichtus diacanthus (Carmichael, 1819)

Bovichtus psychrolutes Günther, 1860 (Scaled thornfish)

Bovichtus variegatus (J. Richardson, 1846) (Thornfish)

Bovichtus veneris Sauvage, 1879

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