Holcomycteronus is a genus of cusk-eels. It includes Holcomycteronus profundissimus, long thought to be the deepest-living fish in the world's oceans.

Holcomycteronus
Holcomycteronus brucei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Holcomycteronus
Garman, 1899
Type species
Holcomycteronus digittatus
Garman, 1899[1]
Synonyms[2]

Grimaldichthys Roule, 1913

Species

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There are currently six recognized species in this genus. Many were formerly considered species of Neobythites or Grimaldichthys.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Holcomycteronus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Holcomycteronus". FishBase. June 2012 version.