Acanthaphritis

Acanthaphritis is a genus of ray-finned fish which are part of the family Hemerocoetidae. They have an Indo-Pacific distribution.

Acanthaphritis
specimen MNHN-IC--2014-2541, collected off New Caledonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acropomatiformes
Family:	Hemerocoetidae
Genus:	Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880
Type species
Acanthaphritis grandisquamis Günther, 1880
Synonyms[1]
Branchiopsaron McKay, 1971 Spinapsaron Okamura & Kishida, 1963

Species

There are four recognised species in Acanthaphritis:^[2]

• Acanthaphritis barbata (Okamura & Kishida, 1963)
• Acanthaphritis grandisquamis Günther, 1880
• Acanthaphritis ozawai (McKay, 1971)
• Acanthaphritis unoorum Suzuki & Nakabo, 1996