Bidenichthys capensis
| Freetail brotula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Bidenichthys |
| Species: | B. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bidenichthys capensis (Barnard, 1934) | |
Bidenichthys capensis, the freetail brotula, is an uncommon South African fish of the Bythitidae family, and one of three species, and the type species, of the genus Bidenichthys.[1] The species is found in intertidal zones and rocky tidepools ranging from East London to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.[1] It grows up to 90 mm long TL.[2]
References
- 1 2 Nielsen, JG; Cohen, DM; Markle, DF; Robins, CR (1999). FAO species catalog, Volume 18: Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes): An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date (PDF). FAO species catalog 18 (125). Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 118. ISBN 92-5-104375-2.
- ↑ Smith, JLB (2003). Smith, MM; Heemstra, PC, ed. Smiths' Sea Fishes. Cape Town: Struik. p. 354. ISBN 978-1-86872-890-9.
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