Benthodesmus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Trichiuridae Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes		Class Actinopterygii Scientific name Benthodesmus Rank Genus

Similar Benthodesmus tenuis, Tentoriceps, Evoxymetopon taeniatus, Aphanopus, Razorback scabbardfish

Benthodesmus is a genus of fish in the Trichiuridae family. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with Microgadus tomcod and Lepidopus caudatus also known as frostfish.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:

Benthodesmus elongatus (Clarke, 1879) — Elongate frostfish

Benthodesmus macrophthalmus Parin & Becker, 1970 — Bigeye frostfish

Benthodesmus neglectus Parin, 1976 — Neglected frostfish

Benthodesmus oligoradiatus Parin & Becker, 1970 — Sparse-rayed frostfish

Benthodesmus pacificus Parin & Becker, 1970 — North Pacific frostfish

Benthodesmus papua Parin, 1978 — Papuan frostfish

Benthodesmus simonyi (Steindachner, 1891) — North Atlantic frostfish

Benthodesmus suluensis Parin, 1976 — Philppine frostfish

Benthodesmus tenuis (Günther, 1877) — Slender frostfish

Benthodesmus tuckeri Parin & Becker, 1970 — Tucker's frostfish

Benthodesmus vityazi Parin & Becker, 1970 — Vityaz' frostfish

References

Benthodesmus Wikipedia

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