Holcomycteronus
Holcomycteronus is a genus of cusk-eels. It includes Holcomycteronus profundissimus, long thought to be the deepest-living fish in the world's oceans.
| Holcomycteronus | |
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| Holcomycteronus brucei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Neobythitinae |
| Genus: | Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Holcomycteronus digittatus Garman, 1899[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Grimaldichthys Roule, 1913 | |
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus. Many were formerly considered species of Neobythites or Grimaldichthys.[2][3]
- Holcomycteronus aequatoris (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
- Holcomycteronus brucei (Dollo, 1906)
- Holcomycteronus digittatus Garman, 1899
- Holcomycteronus profundissimus (Roule, 1913)
- Holcomycteronus pterotus (Alcock, 1890)
- Holcomycteronus squamosus (Roule, 1916)
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References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Holcomycteronus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Holcomycteronus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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