Phycis

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Phycis Higher classification Phycidae Order Gadiformes		Family Phycidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Phycis phycis, Greater fork‑beard

Phycis is a genus of phycid hakes from the North Atlantic, including the Mediterranean Sea.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768) (Greater forkbeard)

Phycis chesteri Goode & T. H. Bean, 1878 (Longfin hake)

Phycis phycis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Forkbeard)

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