| Kelpfishes | |
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| Large kelpfish (C. marmoratus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Suborder: | Cirrhitoidei |
| Family: | Chironemidae T. N. Gill, 1862[1] |
| Genus: | Chironemus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Chironemus georgianus G. Cuvier, 1829[2]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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For genus
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Chironemus is a genus of marine ray finned fish, commonly known as kelpfishes, belonging to the family Chironemidae. They are found in the temperate waters of the Southern Pacific Ocean.
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chironemidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 July 2021.