Natalichthys

Natalichthys is a genus of ray-finned fishes, classified under the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. They are found in the western Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of South Africa, the genus being named after Natal, where all three species in the genus are so far restricted to.^[3]

Natalichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pseudochromidae
Subfamily:	Congrogadinae
Genus:	Natalichthys Winterbottom, 1980[1]
Type species
Natalichthys ori Winterbottom 1980[2]

Species

The following species are classified in the genus Natalichthys:^[4]

• Natalichthys leptus Winterbottom, 1980 (Pencil snakelet)
• Natalichthys ori Winterbottom, 1980 (Natal snakelet)
• Natalichthys sam Winterbottom, 1980 (Nail snakelet)