Gibberichthys
| Gibberichthyidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| G. pumilus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Subclass: | Neopterygii |
| Order: | Stephanoberyciformes |
| Family: | Gibberichthyidae A. E. Parr, 1933 |
| Genus: | Gibberichthys A. E. Parr, 1933 |
The Gibberichthyidae, also known as gibberfishes, are a small family of deep sea stephanoberyciform fish, containing a single genus, Gibberichthys (from the Latin gibba, "humpbacked" and the Greek ichthys, "fish"), and two species.[1][2] Found in the tropical western Atlantic, western Indian, and western and southwestern Pacific Oceans at depths of about 400-1,000 m, gibberfishes are of no economic importance. The maximum recorded size for either species is 12 cm standard length.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Gibberichthys latifrons (Thorp, 1969)
- Gibberichthys pumilus A. E. Parr, 1933 (Gibberfish)
See also
References
- ↑ "Gibberichthyidae - Gibberfishes". Discoverlife.org. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ "Gibberfishes - Gibberichthyidae - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Gibberichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Other sources
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Gibberichthyidae" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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