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Didymothallus

Didymothallus is a genus of viviparous brotulas found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

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Length
113 w
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Didymothallus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Tribe: Dinematichthyini
Genus: Didymothallus
Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
Type species
Didymothallus criniceps
Schwarzhans & Møller, 20071

Didymothallus is a genus of viviparous brotulas found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:2

  • Didymothallus criniceps Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
  • Didymothallus mizolepis (Günther, 1867) (Smalleye cusk)
  • Didymothallus nudigena Schwarzhans & Møller, 2011
  • Didymothallus pruvosti Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
References

References

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