Sandfishes | |
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Arctoscopus japonicus (Japanese sandfish) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Trachinoidei |
Family: | Trichodontidae |
Genera | |
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The Trichodontidae, or sandfishes, are a small perciform family of fishes that occur in the North Pacific. The family consists of two monotypic genera: