Bidenichthys
| Bidenichthys | |
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| Grey Brotula (B. consobrinus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Tribe: | Brosmophycini |
| Genus: | Bidenichthys 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[edit]
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[edit]
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- 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 capensis Barnard, 1934 (Freetail brotula):[4] 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]
- Bidenichthys okamotoi Møller, Schwarzhans, Lauridsen & Nielsen, 2021[5]
- Bidenichthys slartibartfasti (Paulin, 1995)
References[edit]
- ^ "The ETYFish Project". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Bidenichthys in FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ 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. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. Vol. 125/18. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 118. ISBN 92-5-104375-2.
- ^ "Bidenichthys beeblebroxi (Paulin, 1995)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ 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.
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