Glyptophidium

Glyptophidium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Glyptophidium
Alcock, 1889
Type species
Glyptophidium argenteum
Alcock, 1889[1]

Glyptophidium is a genus of cusk-eels.

Species

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

  • Glyptophidium argenteum Alcock, 1889
  • Glyptophidium effulgens J. G. Nielsen & Machida, 1988
  • Glyptophidium japonicum Kamohara, 1936 (Japanese cusk)
  • Glyptophidium longipes Norman, 1939 (Bigeye brotula)
  • Glyptophidium lucidum H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (Sculptured cusk)
  • Glyptophidium macropus Alcock, 1894
  • Glyptophidium oceanium H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

References
  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Glyptophidium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Glyptophidium in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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