Nansenia is a genus of pencil smelts.

Nansenia
Nansenia groenlandica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Microstomatidae
Genus: Nansenia
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896

Species

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There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ Poulsen, J.Y. (2015): A new species of pencil smelt Nansenia boreacrassicauda (Microstomatidae, Argentiniformes) from the North Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa, 4020 (3): 517-532.