Urophycis

Urophycis is a genus of phycid hakes.

Urophycis
Urophycis chuss
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Phycidae
Genus:	Urophycis T. N. Gill, 1863
Type species
Blennius regius Walbaum, 1792
Synonyms
Emphycus Jordan & Evermann, 1898

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

• Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858) (Brazilian codling) ^[1]
• Urophycis chuss (Walbaum, 1792) (Red hake)
• Urophycis cirrata (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (Gulf hake)
• Urophycis earllii (T. H. Bean, 1880) (Carolina hake)
• Urophycis floridana (T. H. Bean & Dresel, 1884) (Southern codling)
• Urophycis mystacea A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903
• Urophycis regia (Walbaum, 1792) (Spotted codling)
• Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814) (White hake)