Biology:Bidenichthys capensis

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Bidenichthys capensis
Scientific classification edit
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 family Bythitidae.[1][2][3] The species is found in intertidal zones and rocky tidepools ranging from East London to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.[1][3] It grows up to 90 mm long TL.[2][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fennessy, S.; Holleman, W.; Russell, B.; Maunde, C. (2020). "Bidenichthys capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T135439661A137454406.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135439661/137454406. Retrieved 19 May 2024. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Bidenichthys capensis" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Nielsen, J.G.; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle; C. Richard Robins (1999). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 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. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. 125/18. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 118. ISBN 92-5-104375-2. https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/x3930e. 
  4. Smith, JLB (2003). Smith, MM. ed. Smiths' Sea Fishes. Cape Town: Struik. p. 354. ISBN 978-1-86872-890-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=j_jocSnXy0kC&pg=PA354. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4784746 entry