Bythites is a genus of viviparous brotulas found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Bythites | |
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Scientific classification | |
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
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Species
editThere 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
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bythites". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bythites". FishBase. June 2012 version.