Mascarenichthys

Mascarenichthys
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Mascarenichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mascarenichthys". FishBase. June 2012 version.


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