Cryptacanthodes
| Cryptacanthodes | |
|---|---|
| Giant wrymouth (C. giganteus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Zoarcoidei |
| Family: | Cryptacanthodidae T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Genus: | Cryptacanthodes D. H. Storer (fr), 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Cryptacanthodes maculatus D. H. Storer, 1839 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cryptacanthodes is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the monogeneric family Cryptacanthodidae, commonly referred to as wrymouths. Three of the four species are found in the Pacific Ocean with one species native to the western Atlantic Ocean where they are benthic fishes, tunneling through soft substrates. It is currently the only known genus in its family.