Monomitopus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Ophidiidae		Phylum Chordata Order Ophidiiformes Rank Genus

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Monomitopus is a genus of cusk-eels. They are oviparous.

Analysis of stable oxygen isotope composition of otoliths has shown that Monomitopus pallidus and Monomitopus kumae undergo an ontogenetic habitat shift, spending their early life pelagically in shallower waters, before descending to the deep-sea floor where they stay for rest of their lives.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

Monomitopus agassizii (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896)

Monomitopus americanus (J. G. Nielsen, 1971)

Monomitopus conjugator (Alcock, 1896)

Monomitopus garmani (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)

Monomitopus kumae D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925

Monomitopus longiceps H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Monomitopus magnus H. J. Carter & Cohen, 1985

Monomitopus malispinosus (Garman, 1899)

Monomitopus metriostoma (Vaillant, 1888)

Monomitopus microlepis H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Monomitopus nigripinnis (Alcock, 1889)

Monomitopus pallidus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Monomitopus torvus Garman, 1899

Monomitopus vitiazi (J. G. Nielsen, 1971) (Spearcheek cusk)

References

Monomitopus Wikipedia

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