Sudis (fish)
Genus of fishes
Sudis | |
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Sudis hyalina | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Aulopiformes |
Family: | Paralepididae |
Genus: | Sudis Rafinesque, 1810 |
Sudis is a genus of barracudinas, with two currently recognized species:[1]
- Sudis atrox Rofen, 1963 (fierce pike smelt)
- Sudis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810
The generic name is from Latin sudis, which referred to a wooden stake, but was also used by Pliny the Elder to describe a barracuda-like fish.[2]
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