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Bidenichthys

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Bidenichthys
Grey Brotula (B. consobrinus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Tribe: Brosmophycini
Genus: Bidenichthys
Barnard, 1934
Type species
Bidenichthys capensis
Barnard, 1934
Synonyms

Fiordichthys Paulin, 1995

Bidenichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas.

Etymology

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "The ETYFish Project". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bidenichthys". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Bidenichthys beeblebroxi (Paulin, 1995)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  5. ^ 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.