| Calamopteryx | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Bythitinae |
| Genus: | Calamopteryx J. E. Böhlke & Cohen, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| Calamopteryx goslinei Böhlke & Cohen, 1966 [1] | |
Calamopteryx is a genus of viviparous brotulas.
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]
The viviparous brotulas form a family, the Bythitidae, of ophidiiform fishes. They are known as viviparous brotulas as they generally bear live young, although there are indications that some species do not. They are generally infrequently seen, somewhat tadpole-like in overall shape and mostly about 5–10 cm (2–4 in) in length, but some species grow far larger and may surpass 60 cm (2 ft).
Fiordichthys is a genus of viviparous brotula native to the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Lucifuga is a genus of viviparous brotulas. Most of the species are native to caves and sinkholes in Cuba and the Bahamas; L. inopinata from deep water off the Galápagos Islands is the only exception. The four species rated by the IUCN are all considered vulnerable. The largest species in the genus reaches about 15 cm (5.9 in) in length.
Saccogaster is a genus of viviparous brotulas. They are found in the western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.
Bellottia is a genus of viviparous brotulas which is found in the subtropical waters of the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Indo-Pacific.
Bidenichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas.
Bythites is a genus of viviparous brotulas found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Cataetyx is a genus of viviparous brotulas.
Dermatopsoides is a genus of viviparous brotulas.
Diplacanthopoma is a genus of viviparous brotulas.
Grammonus is a genus of viviparous brotula.
Gunterichthys is a genus of viviparous brotula.
Hephthocara is a small genus of Indo-Pacific viviparous brotula.
Thalassobathia is a genus of deep-sea viviparous brotulas.
Eurypleuron is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:
Brotula is a genus of cusk-eels. It is the only genus is the subfamily Brotulinae.
Otophidium is a genus of cusk-eels, part of the subfamily Ophidiinae in the family Ophidiidae. They are found in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific.
Parophidion is a genus of cusk-eels found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Grammonus waikiki, or the Waikiki viviparous brotula, is a species of viviparous brotula found in the Hawaiian Islands where it occurs at depths of around 3–18 metres (9.8–59.1 ft).
Bythitinae is a subfamily of viviparous brotulas, one of the two subfamilies in the family Bythitidae. This subfamily is characterised by having the dorsal, caudal and anal fins combined. They are mostly found in temperate to tropical seas, from reefs to the benthopelagic zone, but some species from the North Atlantic Ocean occur in into Arctic waters.
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