Tuamotuichthys

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Tuamotuichthys
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus:Tuamotuichthys
Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2004
Type species
Tuamotuichthys bispinosus
Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004 [1]

Tuamotuichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas found in the Pacific Ocean.

Viviparous brotula family of fishes

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).

Pacific Ocean Ocean between Asia and Australia in the west, the Americas in the east and Antarctica or the Southern Ocean in the south.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south and is bounded by Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.

Species

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

John Ernest "Jack" Randall is an American ichthyologist and a leading authority on coral reef fishes. Randall has described over 600 species and has authored 11 books and over 670 scientific papers and popular articles. He has spent most of his career working in Hawaii.

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Tuamotuichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Tuamotuichthys in FishBase . June 2012 version.