Brachiopsilus

Brachiopsilus is a genus in the family Brachionichthyidae (commonly known as "handfishes").[1]

Brachiopsilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Brachionichthyidae
Genus: Brachiopsilus
Last & Gledhill, 2009

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

  • Brachiopsilus dianthus Last & Gledhill, 2009 (Pink handfish)
  • Brachiopsilus dossenus Last & Gledhill, 2009 (Humpback handfish)
  • Brachiopsilus ziebelli Last & Gledhill, 2009 (Ziebell's handfish)

References
  1. Last, P.R.; Gledhill, D.C. 2009: A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species. Zootaxa, 2252: 1-77. Abstract & excerpt PDF
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Brachiopsilus in FishBase. April 2012 version.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.