Bidenichthys

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ophidiaria
Ordo: Ophidiiformes

Familia: Bythitidae
Subfamilia: Brosmophycinae
Genus: Bidenichthys
Species: B. capensis – B. consobrinus – B. okamotoi – B. paxtoni – B. slartibartfasti
Name

Bidenichthys Barnard, 1934

Type species: Bidenichthys capensis Barnard, 1934

Synonymy

Fiordichthys Paulin, 1995

References

Møller, P.R., Schwarzhans, W., Lauridsen, H. & Nielsen, J.G. 2021. Bidenichthys okamotoi, a New Species of the Bythitidae (Ophidiiformes, Teleostei) from the Koko Seamount, Central North Pacific. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9(12): 1399. Reference page.

Bidenichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas.

Etymology

The genus is named after C. Leo Biden, who collected one of the type specimens of Bidenichthys capensis and donated many specimens to the South African Museum.[1]

Species

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

Bidenichthys beeblebroxi Paulin, 1995: "Found in holes beneath rocks and boulders from the surface to 30 m around the North Island and northern part of South Island, New Zealand. Common."[3]
Bidenichthys capensis Barnard, 1934 (Freetail brotula):[4] The type species for the genus; "intertidal in rocky tidepools from East London to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Uncommon."[3]
Bidenichthys consobrinus (F. W. Hutton, 1876) (Grey brotula): "Rocky areas at depths of 30 to 178 m off northern New Zealand. Rare."[3]
Bidenichthys okamotoi Møller, Schwarzhans, Lauridsen & Nielsen, 2021[5]
Bidenichthys slartibartfasti (Paulin, 1995)

References

"The ETYFish Project". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Bidenichthys in FishBase. February 2024 version.
Nielsen, J.G.; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard Robins (1999). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 18. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. Vol. 125/18. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 118. ISBN 92-5-104375-2.
"Bidenichthys beeblebroxi (Paulin, 1995)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
Møller, Peter R.; Schwarzhans, Werner W.; Lauridsen, Henrik; Nielsen, Jørgen G. (2021). "Bidenichthys okamotoi, a new species of the Bythitidae (Ophidiiformes, Teleostei) from the Koko Seamount, Central North Pacific". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 9 (12): 1399. doi:10.3390/jmse9121399. hdl:10037/24089.