Talismania (fish)

Talismania
Longtail slickhead (Talismania longifilis)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus:
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896
Type species
Bathytroctes homopterus
Synonyms[1]

Talismania is a genus of slickheads.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Talismania antillarum (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (Antillean smooth-head)
  • Talismania aphos (W. A. Bussing, 1965)
  • Talismania bifurcata (A. E. Parr, 1951) (Threadfin slickhead)
  • Talismania brachycephala Sazonov, 1981
  • Talismania bussingi Sazonov, 1989
  • Talismania filamentosa Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984
  • Talismania homoptera (Vaillant, 1888) (Hairfin smooth-head)
  • Talismania kotlyari Sazonov & Ivanov, 1980
  • Talismania longifilis (A. B. Brauer, 1902) (Longtail slickhead)
  • Talismania mekistonema Sulak, 1975 (Threadfin smooth-head)
  • Talismania okinawensis Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984

References

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alepocephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Talismania". FishBase. February 2012 version.