Talismania (fish)

Talismania
Antillean Smooth-head (Talismania antillarum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Argentiniformes
Family:
Alepocephalidae
Genus:
Talismania

Talismania is a genus of slickheads.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Talismania antillarum (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (Antillean smooth-head)
  • Talismania aphos (W. A. Bussing, 1965)
  • Talismania bifurcata (A. E. Parr, 1951) (Threadfin slickhead)
  • Talismania brachycephala Sazonov, 1981
  • Talismania bussingi Sazonov, 1989
  • Talismania filamentosa Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984
  • Talismania homoptera (Vaillant, 1888) (Hairfin smooth-head)
  • Talismania kotlyari Sazonov & Ivanov, 1980
  • Talismania longifilis (A. B. Brauer, 1902) (Longtail slickhead)
  • Talismania mekistonema Sulak, 1975 (Threadfin smooth-head)
  • Talismania okinawensis Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Talismania in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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