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Bythitidae Gill, 1861

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Ophidiiformes

Synonymised names

Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (merged with Bythitidae)

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Subfamily Brosmophycinae Gill, 1862
1. Genus Alionematichthys Møller & Schwarzhans, 2008
2. Genus Beaglichthys Machida, 1993
3. Genus Bidenichthys Barnard, 1934
4. Genus Brosmodorsalis Paulin & Roberts, 1989
5. Genus Brosmolus Machida, 1993
6. Genus Brosmophyciops Schultz, 1960
7. Genus Brosmophycis Gill, 1861
8. Genus Brotulinella Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005
9. Genus Dactylosurculus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
10. Genus Dermatopsis Ogilby, 1896
11. Genus Dermatopsoides Smith, 1948
12. Genus Diancistrus Ogilby, 1899
13. Genus Didymothallus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
14. Genus Dinematichthys Bleeker, 1855
15. Genus Dipulus Waite, 1905
16. Genus Eusurculus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
17. Genus Fiordichthys Paulin, 1995
18. Genus Lapitaichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
19. Genus Leucobrotula Koefoed, 1952
20. Genus Majungaichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
21. Genus Mascarenichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
22. Genus Melodichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 1986
23. Genus Monothrix Ogilby, 1897
24. Genus Nielsenichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2011
25. Genus Ogilbia Jordan & Evermann, 1898
26. Genus Parabrotula Zugmayer, 1911
27. Genus Paradiancistrus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005
28. Genus Porocephalichthys Møller & Schwarzhans, 2008
29. Genus Ungusurculus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
30. Genus Zephyrichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
31. Genus Brosmophysiops accepted as Brosmophyciops Schultz, 1960 (misspelling)
32. Genus Brotulina Fowler, 1946 accepted as Diancistrus Ogilby, 1899
33. Genus Brotunila accepted as Brotulina Fowler, 1946 accepted as Diancistrus Ogilby, 1899 (misspelling)
34. Genus Caecogilbia Poll & Leleup, 1965 accepted as Ogilbia Jordan & Evermann, 1898
35. Genus Calcarbrotula Fowler, 1946 accepted as Diancistrus Ogilby, 1899
36. Genus Parabrosmolus Machida, 1996 accepted as Diancistrus Ogilby, 1899
Subfamily Bythitinae Gill, 1861
1. Genus Acarobythites Machida, 2000
2. Genus Anacanthobythites Anderson, 2008
3. Genus Bellottia Giglioli, 1883
4. Genus Bythites Reinhardt, 1835
5. Genus Calamopteryx Böhlke & Cohen, 1966
6. Genus Cataetyx Günther, 1887
7. Genus Diplacanthopoma Günther, 1887
8. Genus Ematops Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2011
9. Genus Grammonus Gill, 1896
10. Genus Gunterichthys Dawson, 1966
11. Genus Hastatobythites Machida, 1997
12. Genus Hephthocara Alcock, 1892
13. Genus Lucifuga Poey, 1858
14. Genus Microbrotula Gosline, 1953
15. Genus Ogilbichthys Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004
16. Genus Parasaccogaster Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012
17. Genus Pseudogilbia Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004
18. Genus Pseudonus Garman, 1899
19. Genus Saccogaster Alcock, 1889
20. Genus Stygnobrotula Böhlke, 1957
21. Genus Thermichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 2005
22. Genus Timorichthys Nielsen & Schwarzhans, 2011
23. Genus Tuamotuichthys Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004
24. Genus Abythites Nielsen & Cohen, 1973 accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887
25. Genus Barbuliceps Chan, 1966 accepted as Saccogaster Alcock, 1889
26. Genus Cataetix accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887 (misspelling)
27. Genus Eutyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
28. Genus Gerhardia Nielsen & Cohen, 2002 accepted as Thermichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 2005
29. Genus Grammonoides Smith, 1948 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896 (synonym)
30. Genus Grammonous accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896 (misspelling)
31. Genus Myxocephalus Steindachner, 1887 accepted as Diplacanthopoma Günther, 1887
32. Genus Oculospinus Koefoed, 1927 accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887
33. Genus Oligopus Risso, 1810 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
34. Genus Sarcocara Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 accepted as Diplacanthopoma Günther, 1887
35. Genus Stignobrotula accepted as Stygnobrotula Böhlke, 1957 (misspelling)
36. Genus Xenobythites Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 accepted as Bellottia Giglioli, 1883
37. Genus Pteridium De Filippi & Vérany, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Genus Megacataetyx Prokofiev, 2005
Genus Paraphyonus Nielsen, 2015

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

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]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Bythitidae Gill, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125503 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 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. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From other sources

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) (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bythididae USNM 379153 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bythitidae USNM 399576 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS

From other sources

To NMNH Extant Collection (Bythididae USNM 379153 photograph lateral view)

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