Holcomycteronus
| Holcomycteronus | |
|---|---|
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| Holcomycteronus brucei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Genus: | Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Grimaldichthys | |
Holcomycteronus is a genus of cusk-eels. It includes Holcomycteronus profundissimus, long thought to be the deepest-living fish in the world's oceans.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus. Many were formerly considered species of Neobythites or Grimaldichthys.[1][2]
- Holcomycteronus aequatoris (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
- Holcomycteronus brucei (Dollo, 1906)
- Holcomycteronus digittatus Garman, 1899
- Holcomycteronus profundissimus (Roule, 1913)
- Holcomycteronus pterotus (Alcock, 1890)
- Holcomycteronus squamosus (Roule, 1916)
References
- 1 2 Bailly, N. (2014). Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-01-15
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Holcomycteronus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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