| Tuamotuichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Bythitinae |
| Genus: | Tuamotuichthys Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2004 |
| Type species | |
| Tuamotuichthys bispinosus Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004[1] | |
Tuamotuichthys is a genus of viviparous brotula that lives in the Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Tuamotuichthys bispinosus Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2004 (Two-spined slopebrotula)
- Tuamotuichthys marshallensis J. G. Nielsen, Schwarzhans, Møller & J. E. Randall, 2006 (Marshall slopebrotula)
- Tuamotuichthys schwarzhansi J. G. Nielsen & Møller, 2008
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Tuamotuichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Tuamotuichthys in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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