Petrotyx is a genus of reef-dwelling cusk-eels.

Petrotyx
Petrotyx sanguineus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Petrotyx
Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
Type species
Petrotyx hopkinsi
Heller & Snodgrass, 1903[1]

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Petrotyx". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Petrotyx". FishBase. June 2012 version.