Microichthys is a genus of very small deepwater cardinalfishes only known from the Strait of Messina in the Mediterranean Sea. The currently recognized species in this genus are: \n* Microichthys coccoi Rüppell, 1852 \n* Microichthys sanzoi Spartà , 1950
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0