Dinematichthys
Appearance
Dinematichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Tribe: | Dinematichthyini |
Genus: | Dinematichthys Bleeker, 1855 |
Type species | |
Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides Bleeker, 1855
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Species | |
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Dinematichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas. Its name comes from Greek, meaning two-filamented fish (di means two, nema filament and ichthys fish).
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides Bleeker, 1855 (Yellow pigmy brotula)
- Dinematichthys trilobatus Møller & Schwarzhans, 2008
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dinematichthys". FishBase. June 2012 version.