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Lotella

Genus of fishes

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Lotella is a genus of morid cods.

01Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Lotella fernandeziana Rendahl (de), 1921 (bronze beardie)
Lotella phycis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (beardie)
Lotella rhacina (J. R. Forster, 1801) (rock cod)
Lotella tosaensis (Kamohara, 1936)

Synonyms

Lotella schuettei Steindachner, 1866 (slender beardie); valid as L. phycis

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