Biology:Mascarenichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Tribe: | Dinematichthyini |
| Genus: | Mascarenichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007 |
| Type species | |
| Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007[1]
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Mascarenichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas. They have mostly been collected from the region of Mascarene Plateau in the Indian Ocean and this is referred to in their generic name.[2]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
- Mascarenichthys microphthalmus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
- Mascarenichthys remotus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2011
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Mascarenichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=10985.
- ↑ "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families BYTHITIDAE, DINEMATICHTHYIDAE and PARABROTULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. http://www.etyfish.org/ophidiiformes2/.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Mascarenichthys in FishBase. June 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2972630 entry
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