Grey brotula
The grey brotula[3] or orange cuskeel[4] (Bidenichthys consobrinus) is a rare species of viviparous brotula found around northern New Zealand. It inhabits rocky areas at 30–178 m depth.[5]
| Grey brotula | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific 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 | |
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Dinematichthys consobrinus Hutton, 1876[1] | |
References
- "Synonyms of Grey Brotula (Bidenichthys consobrinus)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Vol. 24–28. Auckland Institute and Museum. 1987. p. 244.
- "Common Names for Brelich's Snub-nosed Monkey (Pygathrix brelichi)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- Ayling, Tony; Cox, Geoffrey J. (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Collins. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-00-216987-5.
- Nielsen, JG; Cohen, DM; Markle, DF; Robins, CR (1999). FAO species catalog, Volume 18: Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes) (PDF). Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 118. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- "Bidenichthys consobrinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Bidenichthys consobrinus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- 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
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