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Bidenichthys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Bythitidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Ophidiiformes

Scientific name
  
Bidenichthys

Bidenichthys

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Bidenichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

  • Bidenichthys beeblebroxi Paulin, 1995: "Found in holes beneath rocks and boulders from the surface to 30 m around the North Island and northern part of South Island, New Zealand. Common."
  • Bidenichthys capensis Barnard, 1934 (Freetail brotula): The type species for the genus; "intertidal in rocky tidepools from East London to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Uncommon."
  • Bidenichthys consobrinus (F. W. Hutton, 1876) (Grey brotula): "Rocky areas at depths of 30 to 178 m off northern New Zealand. Rare."

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