Biology:Ogilbia

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ogilbia
Temporal range: Thanetian to Present[1]
Ogilbia sabaji - pone.0010676.g027.png
Ogilbia sabaji
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Tribe: Dinematichthyini
Genus: Ogilbia
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Type species
Ogilbia cayorum
Evermann & Kendall 1898[2]

Ogilbia is a genus of viviparous brotulas. The generic name honours the Australian naturalist James Douglas Ogilby (1853-1925), for his contribution to the knowledge of the fishes of Australia.[3]

Species

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:[4]

  • Ogilbia boehlkei Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Boehlke's coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia boydwalkeri Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Walker's coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia cayorum Evermann & Kendall, 1898 (Key brotula)
  • Ogilbia cocoensis Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Coco coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia davidsmithi Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Smith's coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia deroyi (Poll & Van Mol, 1966) (Deroy's cusk-eel)
  • Ogilbia galapagosensis (Poll & LeLeup, 1965) (Galapagos cusk-eel)
  • Ogilbia jeffwilliamsi Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Williams' coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia jewettae Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Jewett's coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia mccoskeri Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (McCosker's coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia nigromarginata Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Dark-finned coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia nudiceps Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Naked-headed coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia robertsoni Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Robertson's coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia sabaji Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Sabaji's coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia sedorae Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Sedor's coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia suarezae Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Suarez' coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia tyleri Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Tyler's coralbrotula)
  • Ogilbia ventralis (T. N. Gill, 1863) (Gulf cusk-eel)

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131237/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2007-12-25. 
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Ogilbia". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=4809. 
  3. "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/. 
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ogilbia in FishBase. June 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2187675 entry