WoRMS taxon details
Bythitidae Gill, 1861
Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (merged with Bythitidae)
- Subfamily Brosmophycinae Gill, 1862
- Genus Alionematichthys Møller & Schwarzhans, 2008
- Genus Beaglichthys Machida, 1993
- Genus Bidenichthys Barnard, 1934
- Genus Brosmodorsalis Paulin & Roberts, 1989
- Genus Brosmolus Machida, 1993
- Genus Brosmophyciops Schultz, 1960
- Genus Brosmophycis Gill, 1861
- Genus Brotulinella Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005
- Genus Dactylosurculus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
- Genus Dermatopsis Ogilby, 1896
- Genus Dermatopsoides Smith, 1948
- Genus Diancistrus Ogilby, 1899
- Genus Didymothallus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
- Genus Dinematichthys Bleeker, 1855
- Genus Dipulus Waite, 1905
- Genus Eusurculus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
- Genus Fiordichthys Paulin, 1995
- Genus Lapitaichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
- Genus Leucobrotula Koefoed, 1952
- Genus Majungaichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
- Genus Mascarenichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
- Genus Melodichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 1986
- Genus Monothrix Ogilby, 1897
- Genus Nielsenichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2011
- Genus Ogilbia Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- Genus Parabrotula Zugmayer, 1911
- Genus Paradiancistrus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005
- Genus Porocephalichthys Møller & Schwarzhans, 2008
- Genus Ungusurculus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
- Genus Zephyrichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
- Genus Brosmophysiops accepted as Brosmophyciops Schultz, 1960 (misspelling)
- Genus Brotulina Fowler, 1946 accepted as Diancistrus Ogilby, 1899
- Genus Brotunila accepted as Brotulina Fowler, 1946 accepted as Diancistrus Ogilby, 1899 (misspelling)
- Genus Caecogilbia Poll & Leleup, 1965 accepted as Ogilbia Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- Genus Calcarbrotula Fowler, 1946 accepted as Diancistrus Ogilby, 1899
- Genus Parabrosmolus Machida, 1996 accepted as Diancistrus Ogilby, 1899
- Subfamily Bythitinae Gill, 1861
- Genus Acarobythites Machida, 2000
- Genus Anacanthobythites Anderson, 2008
- Genus Bellottia Giglioli, 1883
- 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 Gunterichthys Dawson, 1966
- Genus Hastatobythites Machida, 1997
- Genus Hephthocara Alcock, 1892
- Genus Lucifuga Poey, 1858
- Genus Microbrotula Gosline, 1953
- Genus Ogilbichthys Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004
- Genus Parasaccogaster Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012
- Genus Pseudogilbia Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004
- Genus Pseudonus Garman, 1899
- Genus Saccogaster Alcock, 1889
- Genus Stygnobrotula Böhlke, 1957
- Genus Thermichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 2005
- Genus Timorichthys Nielsen & Schwarzhans, 2011
- Genus Tuamotuichthys Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004
- Genus Abythites Nielsen & Cohen, 1973 accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887
- Genus Barbuliceps Chan, 1966 accepted as Saccogaster Alcock, 1889
- Genus Cataetix accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887 (misspelling)
- Genus Eutyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
- Genus Gerhardia Nielsen & Cohen, 2002 accepted as Thermichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 2005
- Genus Grammonoides Smith, 1948 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896 (synonym)
- Genus Grammonous accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896 (misspelling)
- Genus Myxocephalus Steindachner, 1887 accepted as Diplacanthopoma Günther, 1887
- Genus Oculospinus Koefoed, 1927 accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887
- Genus Oligopus Risso, 1810 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
- Genus Sarcocara Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 accepted as Diplacanthopoma Günther, 1887
- Genus Stignobrotula accepted as Stygnobrotula Böhlke, 1957 (misspelling)
- Genus Xenobythites Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 accepted as Bellottia Giglioli, 1883
- Genus Pteridium De Filippi & Vérany, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Genus Megacataetyx Prokofiev, 2005
- Genus Paraphyonus Nielsen, 2015
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 2025-04-20
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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] | [details] |
| Japanese | フサイタチウオ科ニセイタチウオ科 [from synonym] | [details] |
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 (Bythitidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parabrotulidae) (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To Genbank (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To Genbank
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) (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bythitidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parabrotulidae) (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To Genbank (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bythididae USNM 379153 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bythitidae USNM 399576 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
