Bidenichthys
| Bidenichthys | |
|---|---|
| Grey Brotula (B. consobrinus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Tribe: | Brosmophycini |
| Genus: | Barnard, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Bidenichthys capensis Barnard, 1934
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| Synonyms | |
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Fiordichthys Paulin, 1995 | |
Bidenichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas.
Etymology
The genus is named after C. Leo Biden, who collected one of the type specimens of Bidenichthys capensis and donated many specimens to the South African Museum.[1]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Bidenichthys capensis Barnard, 1934 (Freetail brotula): The type species for the genus; "intertidal in rocky tidepools from East London to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Uncommon."[3]
- Bidenichthys consobrinus (F. W. Hutton, 1876) (Grey brotula): "Rocky areas at depths of 30 to 178 m off northern New Zealand. Rare."[3]
- Synonym: Bidenichthys beeblebroxi Paulin, 1995: "Found in holes beneath rocks and boulders from the surface to 30 m around the North Island and northern part of South Island, New Zealand. Common."[3]
- Bidenichthys okamotoi Møller, Schwarzhans, Lauridsen & Nielsen, 2021[4]
- Bidenichthys paxtoni (Nielsen & Cohen, 1986) (Baldhead cusk)
- Bidenichthys slartibartfasti (Paulin, 1995) (Fiordland brotula)
References
- ^ "The ETYFish Project". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bidenichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ a b c Nielsen, J.G.; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard Robins (1999). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 18. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date (PDF). FAO Fisheries Synopsis. Vol. 125/18. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 118. ISBN 92-5-104375-2.
- ^ Møller, Peter R.; Schwarzhans, Werner W.; Lauridsen, Henrik; Nielsen, Jørgen G. (2021). "Bidenichthys okamotoi, a new species of the Bythitidae (Ophidiiformes, Teleostei) from the Koko Seamount, Central North Pacific". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 9 (12): 1399. doi:10.3390/jmse9121399. hdl:10037/24089.