Osteodiscus Explained

Osteodiscus is a genus of snailfishes native to the Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

• Osteodiscus abyssicola Murasaki, Kai, Endo & Fukui, 2021
• Osteodiscus andriashevi Pitruk & Fedorov, 1990
• Osteodiscus cascadiae Stein, 1978 (Bigtail snailfish)
• Osteodiscus rhepostomias Stein, 2012^[1]

Notes and References

1. Stein, D.L. (2012): A Review of the Snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, Including Descriptions of a New Genus and Sixteen New Species. Zootaxa, 3588: 1–54.