Dibranchus
Dibranchus is a fish genus in the family Ogcocephalidae.
| Dibranchus | |
|---|---|
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| Atlantic batfish, (D. atlanticus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Dibranchus W. K. H. Peters, 1876 |
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Dibranchus accinctus Bradbury, 1999
- Dibranchus atlanticus W. K. H. Peters, 1876 (Atlantic batfish)
- Dibranchus cracens Bradbury, McCosker & Long, 1999
- Dibranchus discors Bradbury, McCosker & Long, 1999
- Dibranchus erinaceus Garman, 1899
- Dibranchus hystrix Garman, 1899
- Dibranchus japonicus Amaoka & Toyoshima, 1981 (Japanese seabat)
- Dibranchus nasutus Alcock, 1891
- Dibranchus nudivomer Garman, 1899
- Dibranchus sparsus Garman, 1899
- Dibranchus spinosus Garman, 1899
- Dibranchus spongiosa C. H. Gilbert, 1890
- Dibranchus tremendus Bradbury, 1999
- Dibranchus velutinus Bradbury, 1999
See also
- List of prehistoric bony fish
- List of extant animal genera represented in the fossil record
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Dibranchus in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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