Codlet

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Scientific name Bregmaceros Higher classification Bregmacerotidae Order Gadiformes

Family BregmacerotidaeT. N. Gill, 1872 Similar Melanonus, Eucla cod, Muraenolepididae, Moridae, Grenadiers

Codlets are a family, Bregmacerotidae, of cod-like fishes, containing the single genus Bregmaceros found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world. They are very small fishes and even the largest, B. lanceolatus, reaches only 11.5 cm (4.5 in) in length.

Etymology

Their scientific name is from Greek bregma meaning the top of the head, and keras meaning "horn"; this refers to their occipital ray (a spine emerging from the top of the head).

Fossil record

Fossils of Bregmaceros are found from the Eocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 37.2 to 0.0 million years ago.). They are known from various localities in Europe, North America and South America.

Species

Currently, 14 species in this genus are recognized:

Bregmaceros arabicus D'Ancona & Cavinato, 1965

Bregmaceros atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1886 (antenna codlet)

Bregmaceros bathymaster D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (codlet)

Bregmaceros cantori Milliken & Houde, 1984 (striped codlet)

Bregmaceros cayorum Nichols, 1952

Bregmaceros houdei Saksena & Richards, 1986 (stellate codlet)

Bregmaceros japonicus S. Tanaka (I), 1908 (Japanese codlet)

Bregmaceros lanceolatus S. C. Shen, 1960

Bregmaceros mcclellandi W. Thompson, 1840 (spotted codlet, Macclelland's unicorn-cod, unicorn cod)

Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941 (smallscale codlet)

Bregmaceros neonectabanus S. Masuda, Ozawa & Tabeta, 1986

Bregmaceros pescadorus S. C. Shen, 1960

Bregmaceros pseudolanceolatus Torii, Javonillo & Ozawa, 2004 (false lance codlet)

Bregmaceros rarisquamosus Munro, 1950 (big-eye unicorn-cod)

References

Codlet Wikipedia

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Contents

Etymology

Fossil record

Species

References