| Grey brotula | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Bidenichthys |
| Species: | B. consobrinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bidenichthys consobrinus (
F. W. Hutton, 1876)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dinematichthys consobrinus Hutton, 1876
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Synonyms of Grey Brotula (Bidenichthys consobrinus)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Bidenichthys consobrinus" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ Ayling, Tony; Cox, Geoffrey J. (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Collins. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-00-216987-5.
- ^ 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
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