Gibberichthys
| Gibberichthys | |
|---|---|
 | |
| G. pumilus | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Suborder: | Stephanoberycoidei |
| Family: | GibberichthyidaeA. E. Parr, 1933 |
| Genus: | GibberichthysA. E. Parr, 1933 |
The Gibberichthyidae, also known as gibberfishes, are a small family of deep seaberyciformray-finned fish, containing a single genus, Gibberichthys (from the Latingibba, "humpbacked" and the Greekichthys, "fish"), and two species.[1][2] Found in the tropical western Atlantic, western Indian, and western and southwestern Pacific Oceans at depths of about 400–1,000 m, gibberfishes are of no economic importance. The maximum recorded size for either species is 12 centimetres (4.7 in) standard length.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Gibberichthys latifrons(Thorp, 1969)
- Gibberichthys pumilusA. E. Parr, 1933 (Gibberfish) (formerly known as Kasidoron edomRobins & De Sylva, 1965)[4]
See also
References
- ^"Gibberichthyidae - Gibberfishes". Discoverlife.org. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ^"Gibberfishes - Gibberichthyidae - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gibberichthys". FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^"Kasidoron edom Robins & De Sylva, 1965". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
Other sources
