Grey brotula

Grey brotula
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Bidenichthys
Species:
B. consobrinus
Binomial name
Bidenichthys consobrinus
(F. W. Hutton, 1876)
Synonyms

Dinematichthys consobrinus Hutton, 1876
Monothrix consobrinus (Hutton, 1876)

The grey brotula or orange cuskeel (Bidenichthys consobrinus) is a rare species of viviparous brotula found around northern New Zealand. It inhabits rocky reef areas down to 30 m depth.

IUCN and the Catalog of Fishes consider Bidenichthys beeblebroxi a synonym of Bidenichthys consobrinus.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Williams, A. (2020). "Bidenichthys consobrinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T135439731A137454411. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T135439731A137454411.en. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Synonyms of Grey Brotula (Bidenichthys consobrinus)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Hardy, Graham S.; Grace, Roger Vernon; Francis, Malcolm Philip (1987). "Fishes Observed at the Three Kings Islands, Northern New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 24: 243–250. JSTOR 42906378. Wikidata Q58677327.
  4. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bidenichthys consobrinus". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  5. ↑ Ayling, Tony; Cox, Geoffrey J. (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Collins. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-00-216987-5.
  6. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bidenichthys beeblebroxi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 May 2024.