Biology:Manducus

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Manducus is a genus of portholefish, a family of deep-sea stomiiform fish. They were formerly placed in the bristlemouth family Gonostomatidae.[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Manducus greyae (R. K. Johnson, 1970)
  • Manducus maderensis (J. Y. Johnson, 1890)

References

  1. Chang, Solomon; Heiple, Zach; Hays, Delson; Melendez-Vazquez, Fernando; Lee, Casey; Frable, Benjamin W.; Pogonoski, John; Martinez, Christopher M. et al. (2025-10-21). "Genome-wide phylogeny reshapes our understanding of the evolution of deep-sea dragonfishes, bristlemouths, viperfishes, and allies (Stomiiformes)" (in en). BMC Ecology and Evolution 25 (1): 111. doi:10.1186/s12862-025-02453-0. ISSN 2730-7182. PMID 41120872. Bibcode2025BMCEE..25..111C. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Manducus in FishBase. February 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2788691 entry