WoRMS taxon details
Bythitidae Gill, 1861
Aphyonidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Brosmophycinae Gill, 1862 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Bythitinae Gill, 1861 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
- Genus Acarobythites Machida, 2000
- Genus Anacanthobythites Anderson, 2008
- Genus Aphyonus Günther, 1878
- Genus Barathronus Goode & Bean, 1886
- Genus Bellottia Giglioli, 1883
- Genus Bidenichthys Barnard, 1934
- Genus Brosmodorsalis Paulin & Roberts, 1989
- Genus Brosmophyciops Schultz, 1960
- Genus Brosmophycis Gill, 1861
- Genus Bythites Reinhardt, 1835
- Genus Calamopteryx Böhlke & Cohen, 1966
- Genus Cataetyx Günther, 1887
- Genus Diplacanthopoma Günther, 1887
- Genus Ematops Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2011
- Genus Grammonus Gill, 1896
- Genus Hastatobythites Machida, 1997
- Genus Hephthocara Alcock, 1892
- Genus Leucobrotula Koefoed, 1952
- Genus Lucifuga Poey, 1858
- Genus Megacataetyx Prokofiev, 2005
- Genus Melodichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 1986
- Genus Meteoria Nielsen, 1969
- Genus Microbrotula Gosline, 1953
- Genus Nybelinella Nielsen, 1972
- Genus Parabrotula Zugmayer, 1911
- Genus Paraphyonus Nielsen, 2015
- Genus Parasaccogaster Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012
- Genus Parasciadonus Nielsen, 1984
- Genus Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
- Genus Pseudonus Garman, 1899
- Genus Saccogaster Alcock, 1889
- Genus Sciadonus Garman, 1899
- Genus Stygnobrotula Böhlke, 1957
- Genus Thermichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 2005
- Genus Timorichthys Nielsen & Schwarzhans, 2011
- Genus Tuamotuichthys Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004
- Genus Pteridium De Filippi & Vérany, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Genus Abythites Nielsen & Cohen, 1973 accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, provisional)
- Genus Alexeterion Vaillant, 1888 accepted as Barathronus Goode & Bean, 1886 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Barbuliceps Chan, 1966 accepted as Saccogaster Alcock, 1889 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Brosmophycinae Gill, 1862 accepted as Bythitidae Gill, 1861 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Genus Brosmophysiops Schultz, 1960 accepted as Brosmophyciops Schultz, 1960 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Bythitinae Gill, 1861 accepted as Bythitidae Gill, 1861 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Cataetix Günther, 1887 accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Eutyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Fiordichthys Paulin, 1995 accepted as Bidenichthys Barnard, 1934 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Gerhardia Nielsen & Cohen, 2002 accepted as Thermichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 2005 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Genus Grammonoides Smith, 1948 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Grammonous Gill, 1896 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Hepthocara Alcock, 1892 accepted as Hephthocara Alcock, 1892 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Leucochlamys Zugmayer, 1911 accepted as Sciadonus Garman, 1899 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Myxocephalus Steindachner, 1887 accepted as Diplacanthopoma Günther, 1887 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Oculospinus Koefoed, 1927 accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Oligopus Risso, 1810 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Pseudobythites Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 accepted as Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
- Genus Sarcocara Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 accepted as Diplacanthopoma Günther, 1887 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Stignobrotula Böhlke, 1957 accepted as Stygnobrotula Böhlke, 1957 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Stygicola Gill, 1863 accepted as Lucifuga Poey, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Xenobythites Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 accepted as Bellottia Giglioli, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Usually with scales. Swim bladder present. Opercle usually with strong...
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Usually with scales. Swim bladder present. Opercle usually with strong spine; Vertebrae 9-22 (precaudal). Pyloric caeca present. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Bythitidae Gill, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125503 on 2025-12-03
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Nomenclature
basis of record
van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Usually with scales. Swim bladder present. Opercle usually with strong spine; Vertebrae 9-22 (precaudal). Pyloric caeca present. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | viviparous brotulasfalse brotulas [from synonym]blind cusk eels [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | フサイタチウオ科ニセイタチウオ科 [from synonym]ソコオクメウオ科 [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Aphyonidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aphyonidae) (from synonym Aphyonidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brosmophycinae) (from synonym Brosmophycinae Gill, 1862)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bythitidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bythitinae) (from synonym Bythitinae Gill, 1861)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parabrotulidae) (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To Genbank (from synonym Bythitinae Gill, 1861)
To Genbank (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To Genbank (from synonym Brosmophycinae Gill, 1862)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Aphyonidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bythididae USNM 379153 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bythitidae USNM 399576 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aphyonidae) (from synonym Aphyonidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brosmophycinae) (from synonym Brosmophycinae Gill, 1862)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bythitidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bythitinae) (from synonym Bythitinae Gill, 1861)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parabrotulidae) (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To Genbank (from synonym Bythitinae Gill, 1861)
To Genbank (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To Genbank (from synonym Brosmophycinae Gill, 1862)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Aphyonidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bythididae USNM 379153 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bythitidae USNM 399576 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
