Diancistrus

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Diancistrus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Tribe: Dinematichthyini
Genus: Diancistrus
Ogilby, 1899
Type species
Diancistrus longifilis
Ogilby, 1899
Synonyms [1]
  • BrotulinaFowler, 1946
  • CalcarbrotulaFowler, 1946
  • ParabrosmolusMachida, 1996

Diancistrus is a genus of viviparous brotulas.

Species

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus: [2]

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dinematichthyidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Diancistrus in FishBase . June 2012 version.