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
Tribus: Dinematichthyini
Genus: Mascarenichthys
Species: †M. exilis – M. heemstrai – M. microphthalmus – M. remotus
Name
Mascarenichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
Type species: Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
References
Primary references
Schwarzhans, W. & Møller, P. R. 2007. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific. Part III. Beaglichthys, Brosmolus, Monothrix and eight new genera with description of 20 new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 23: 29-110. Reference page.
Mascarenichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas. They have mostly been collected from the region of Mascarene Plateau in the Indian Ocean and this is referred to in their generic name.[2]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]
Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
Mascarenichthys microphthalmus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
Mascarenichthys remotus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2011
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Mascarenichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2017). "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families BYTHITIDAE, DINEMATICHTHYIDAE and PARABROTULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mascarenichthys". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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