Brosmophycinae Explained

Brosmophycinae is a subfamily of the viviparous brotulas. They are divided from the subfamily Bythitinae by having the dorsal fin, caudal fin and anal fin all separate whereas they are joined in the Bythitinae.[1] It is divided into the tribes Dinematichthyini and Brosmophycini, with the first having hardened genital claspers and the second soft genital claspers.[2] A review in 2016 elevated the Dinematichthyini to the status of a family the Dinematichthyidae.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jørgen G. Nielsen . Daniel M. Cohen . Douglas F. Markle . C. Richard Robins . amp . 1999 . OPHIDIIFORM FISHES OF THE WORLD (Order Ophidiiformes) An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date . FAO Species Catalogues . 17 . Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations . Rome . 92-5-104375-2.
  2. Peter Rask Moller . Werner Schwarzhans . amp . Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific.Part II. Dermatopsis, Dermatopsoides and Dipulus with description of six new species . The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory . 22 . 39–76.
  3. Møller PR . Knudsen SW . Schwarzhans W . Nielsen JG . 2016 . A new classification of viviparous brotulas (Bythitidae) - with family status for Dinematichthyidae - based on molecular, morphological and fossil data . 27060424 . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 100 . 391–408 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.008. 2016MolPE.100..391M . Abstract

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