Hephthocara

Hephthocara
H. simum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Ophidiiformes
Family:Bythitidae
Subfamily:Bythitinae
Genus:Hephthocara
Alcock, 1892
Type species
Hephthocara simum
Alcock, 1892[1]

Hephthocara is a small genus of Indo-Pacific viviparous brotula.[2]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Hepthocara". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. Jørgen G. Nielsen; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard Robins (1999). OPHIDIIFORM FISHES OF THE WORLD (Order Ophidiiformes) An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Species Catalogues. 17. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 105–106. ISBN 92-5-104375-2.
  3. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Hephthocara in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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