WoRMS taxon details
Bidenichthys Barnard, 1934
205791 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205791)
accepted
Genus
Fiordichthys Paulin, 1995 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Bidenichthys beeblebroxi Paulin, 1995
- Species Bidenichthys capensis Barnard, 1934
- Species Bidenichthys consobrinus (Hutton, 1876)
- Species Bidenichthys okamotoi Møller, Schwarzhans, Lauridsen & Nielsen 2022
- Species Bidenichthys paxtoni (Nielsen & Cohen, 1986)
- Species Bidenichthys slartibartfasti (Paulin, 1995)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Barnard, K. H. (1934). New records and descriptions of two new species of South African marine fishes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (Series 10) v. 13 (no. 74) (art. 16): 228-235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933408654806 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bidenichthys Barnard, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205791 on 2026-10-14
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2006-09-06 06:55:51Z
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Martinez, Olga
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Nomenclature
original description
Barnard, K. H. (1934). New records and descriptions of two new species of South African marine fishes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (Series 10) v. 13 (no. 74) (art. 16): 228-235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933408654806 [details]
original description (of Fiordichthys Paulin, 1995) Paulin, C. D. (1995). Description of a new genus and two new species of bythitid fishes, and a redescription of Bidenichthys consobrinus (Hutton) from New Zealand. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29 (1): 249-258., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770121 [details]
original description (of Fiordichthys Paulin, 1995) Paulin, C. D. (1995). Description of a new genus and two new species of bythitid fishes, and a redescription of Bidenichthys consobrinus (Hutton) from New Zealand. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29 (1): 249-258., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770121 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
