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Diancistrus

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Diancistrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Tribe: Dinematichthyini
Genus: Diancistrus
Ogilby, 1899
Type species
Diancistrus longifilis
Ogilby, 1899
Synonyms[1]
  • Brotulina Fowler, 1946
  • Calcarbrotula Fowler, 1946
  • Parabrosmolus Machida, 1996

Diancistrus is a genus of viviparous brotulas.

Species

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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