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Grey brotula

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Grey brotula
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Bidenichthys
Species:
B. consobrinus
Binomial name
Bidenichthys consobrinus
(F. W. Hutton, 1876)
Synonyms

Dinematichthys consobrinus Hutton, 1876[2]
Monothrix consobrinus (Hutton, 1876)[3]

The grey brotula[1][4] or orange cuskeel[5] (Bidenichthys consobrinus) is a rare species of viviparous brotula found around northern New Zealand.[1][4] It inhabits rocky reef areas down to 30 m depth.[1]

IUCN[1] and the Catalog of Fishes[6] consider Bidenichthys beeblebroxi a synonym of Bidenichthys consobrinus.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Williams, A. (2020). "Bidenichthys consobrinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T135439731A137454411. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T135439731A137454411.en. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Synonyms of Grey Brotula (Bidenichthys consobrinus)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. ^ Hardy, Graham S.; Roger V. Grace; Francis, Malcolm P. (1987). "Fishes Observed at the Three Kings Islands, Northern New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 24: 243–250. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906378. Wikidata Q58677327.
  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bidenichthys consobrinus". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  5. ^ Ayling, Tony; Cox, Geoffrey J. (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Collins. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-00-216987-5.
  6. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bidenichthys beeblebroxi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8