Bythites
Genus of fishes
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Bythites is a genus of viviparous brotulas found in the Atlantic Ocean.
| Bythites | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Bythitinae |
| Genus: | Bythites J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1835[1] |
| Type species | |
| Bythites fuscus Reinhardt, 1835 | |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Bythites fuscus J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1837 (Arctic brotula)
- Bythites gerdae J. G. Nielsen & Cohen, 1973
- Bythites islandicus J. G. Nielsen & Cohen, 1973