Biology:Bythites

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Bythites
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=1445. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bythites in FishBase. June 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3361125 entry