Holtbyrnia

Holtbyrnia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Platytroctidae
Genus:
A. E. Parr, 1937
Type species
Bathytroctes innesi
Fowler, 1934[1]
Synonyms[1]

Holtbyrnia is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Platytroctidae, the tubeshoulders. The fishes in this genus are found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Indo-West Pacific and the southeastern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:[2][3]

  • Holtbyrnia anomala Krefft, 1980 (Bighead searsid)
  • Holtbyrnia conocephala Sazonov, 1976
  • Holtbyrnia cyanocephala (Krefft, 1967)
  • Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler, 1934) (Teardrop tubeshoulder)
  • Holtbyrnia intermedia (Sazonov, 1976)
  • Holtbyrnia laticauda Sazonov, 1976 (Tusked tubeshoulder)
  • Holtbyrnia latifrons Sazonov, 1976 (Streaklight tubeshoulder)
  • Holtbyrnia macrops Maul, 1957 (Bigeye searsid)
  • Holtbyrnia melanocephala (Vaillant, 1888)
  • Holtbyrnia ophiocephala Sazonov & Golovan, 1976

References

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Paltytroctidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Holtbyrnia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Holtbyrnia". FishBase. May 2025 version.