Mascarenichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas. They have mostly been collected from the region of Mascarene Plateau in the Indian Ocean and this is referred to in their generic name.[2]
Mascarenichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Tribe: | Dinematichthyini |
Genus: | Mascarenichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007 |
Type species | |
Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007[1]
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Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Mascarenichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2017). "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families BYTHITIDAE, DINEMATICHTHYIDAE and PARABROTULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mascarenichthys". FishBase. June 2012 version.