Maynea

Maynea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Maynea
Cunningham, 1871[1]
Species:
M. puncta
Binomial name
Maynea puncta
(Jenyns, 1842)
Synonyms[2]
  • Conger punctus Jenyns, 1842
  • Maynea patagonica Cunningham, 1871

Maynea is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its only species is Maynea puncta which is found in the Magellan Province of the southeastern Pacific Ocean and the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lycodinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Maynea puncta". FishBase. June 2022 version.