Volodichthys is a genus of snailfishes found in deep water, more than 750 m (2,460 ft), of southern oceans near Antarctica and southern South America. Its members were formerly included in the genus Careproctus.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

  • Volodichthys catherinae(Andriashev & Stein, 1998)
  • Volodichthys herwigi(Andriashev, 1991)
  • Volodichthys parini(Andriashev & Prirodina, 1990)
  • Volodichthys smirnovi(Andriashev, 1991)
  • Volodichthys solovjevae Balushkin, 2012