Bythites

Bythites is a genus of viviparous brotulas found in the Atlantic Ocean.

Bythites
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Bythites
J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1835[1]
Type species
Bythites fuscus
Reinhardt, 1835

Species

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

  • Bythites fuscus J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1837 (Arctic brotula)
  • Bythites gerdae J. G. Nielsen & Cohen, 1973
  • Bythites islandicus J. G. Nielsen & Cohen, 1973

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bythites". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bythites in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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