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Bythitidae Gill, 1861

117198  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:117198)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Ophidiiformes (Order)
  7. Bythitidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Acarobythites Machida, 2000
  2. Genus Anacanthobythites Anderson, 2008
  3. Genus Bellottia Giglioli, 1883
  4. Genus Bidenichthys Barnard, 1934
  5. Genus Brosmodorsalis Paulin & Roberts, 1989
  6. Genus Brosmophyciops Schultz in Schultz in Schultz, Chapman, Lachner & Woods, 1960
  7. Genus Brosmophycis Gill, 1861
  8. Genus Bythites Reinhardt, 1835
  9. Genus Calamopteryx Böhlke & Cohen, 1966
  10. Genus Cataetyx Günther, 1887
  11. Genus Diplacanthopoma Günther, 1887
  12. Genus Ematops Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2011
  13. Genus Eobidenichthys Schwarzhans, Stringer & Takeuchi, 2024 †
  14. Genus Fiordichthys Paulin, 1995
  15. Genus Grammonus Gill, 1896
  16. Genus Hastatobythites Machida, 1997
  17. Genus Hephthocara Alcock, 1892
  18. Genus Kalabisia Přikryl & Carnevale, 2018 †
  19. Genus Lucifuga Poey, 1858
  20. Genus Megacataetyx Prokofiev, 2005
  21. Genus Melodichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 1986
  22. Genus Microbrotula Gosline, 1953
  23. Genus Parasaccogaster Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012
  24. Genus Propteridium Arambourg, 1967 †
  25. Genus Pseudobrotulina Schwarzhans, Stringer & Takeuchi, 2024 †
  26. Genus Pseudonus Garman, 1899
  27. Genus Saccogaster Alcock, 1889
  28. Genus Stygnobrotula Böhlke, 1957
  29. Genus Thermichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 2005
  30. Genus Timorichthys Nielsen & Schwarzhans, 2011
  31. Genus Tuamotuichthys Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004
  32. Genus Abythites Nielsen & Cohen, 1973 accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887
  33. Genus Barbuliceps Chan, 1966 accepted as Saccogaster Alcock, 1889
  34. Genus Bathystorreus Howell Rivero, 1934 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
  35. Genus Brosmia Swainson, 1839 (Misspelling)
  36. Genus Brosmophysiops accepted as Brosmophyciops Schultz in Schultz in Schultz, Chapman, Lachner & Woods, 1960 (misspelling)
  37. Genus Cataetix accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887 (misspelling)
  38. Genus Eutyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
  39. Genus Gadopsis De Filippi, 1855 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
  40. Genus Gerhardia Nielsen & Cohen, 2002 accepted as Thermichthys Nielsen & Cohen, 2005
  41. Genus Grammonoides Smith, 1948 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896 (synonym)
  42. Genus Grammonous accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896 (misspelling)
  43. Genus Gutingichthys Lin, 2023 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
  44. Genus Halias Ayres, 1860 accepted as Brosmophycis Gill, 1861
  45. Genus Hepthocara accepted as Hephthocara Alcock, 1892 (misspelling)
  46. Genus Leptopodus Goldfuss, 1820 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
  47. Genus Myxocephalus Steindachner in Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887 accepted as Diplacanthopoma Günther, 1887
  48. Genus Oculospinus Koefoed, 1927 accepted as Cataetyx Günther, 1887
  49. Genus Oligopodis Fleming, 1822 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
  50. Genus Oligopodus Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
  51. Genus Oligopus Risso, 1810 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
  52. Genus Oligopus Minding, 1832 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
  53. Genus Sarcocara Smith & Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1913 accepted as Diplacanthopoma Günther, 1887
  54. Genus Stignobrotula accepted as Stygnobrotula Böhlke, 1957 (misspelling)
  55. Genus Stygicola Gill, 1863 accepted as Lucifuga Poey, 1858
  56. Genus Verater Jordan, 1919 accepted as Grammonus Gill, 1896
  57. Genus Xenobythites Smith & Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1913 accepted as Bellottia Giglioli, 1883
  58. Genus Brosmophycinarum † (uncertain, unassessed)
  59. Genus Dinematichthyinarum † (uncertain, unassessed)
  60. Genus Pteridium De Filippi & Vérany, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Bythitidae Gill, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117198 on 2026-06-03
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-05-20 14:33:10Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record CoL2006/FishBase [details] 

additional source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Ophidiiformes (Order) > Bythitidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: Mostly Marine. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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