Hephthocara
Hephthocara is a small genus of Indo-Pacific viviparous brotula.[2]
| Hephthocara | |
|---|---|
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| 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] | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Hephthocara crassiceps H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
- Hephthocara simum Alcock, 1892
References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Hepthocara". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hephthocara in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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