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Bythitidae Gill, 1861

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Ophidiiformes

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Subfamily Brosmophycinae Gill, 1862

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

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

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. (2022). FishBase. Bythitidae Gill, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125503 on 2022-05-17

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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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). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]