Hoplobrotula

Hoplobrotula
Armored Cusk (H. armata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Hoplobrotula
Gill, 1863
Type species
Brotula armata
Temminck & Schlegel, 1846[1]

Hoplobrotula is a genus of cusk-eels.

Species

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

  • Hoplobrotula armata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Armored cusk)
  • Hoplobrotula badia Machida, 1990
  • Hoplobrotula gnathopus (Regan, 1921) (False kinglip)

References
  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hoplobtotula". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hoplobrotula in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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