WoRMS taxon details

Bythitidae Gill, 1861

125503  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125503)

accepted
Family
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. (2023). FishBase. Bythitidae Gill, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125503 on 2023-06-03
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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  PDF available [request] 

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]   

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
From other sources
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]
LanguageName 
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 NMNH Extant Collection (Bythididae USNM 379153 photograph lateral view)
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