Bidenichthys

Bidenichthys
Grey Brotula (B. consobrinus)
Scientific classification
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.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • 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."[2]
  • Bidenichthys capensis Barnard, 1934 (Freetail brotula):[3] The type species for the genus; "intertidal in rocky tidepools from East London to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Uncommon."[2]
  • Bidenichthys consobrinus (F. W. Hutton, 1876) (Grey brotula): "Rocky areas at depths of 30 to 178 m off northern New Zealand. Rare."[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bidenichthys in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  2. Nielsen, JG; Cohen, DM; Markle, DF; Robins, CR (1999). FAO species catalog, Volume 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 species catalog. 18. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 118. ISBN 92-5-104375-2.
  3. "ITIS standard report page: Bidenichthys beeblebroxi (Paulin, 1995)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 December 2013.


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