A new genus and species of Bythitidae (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes) from northwestern Australia

Jørgen Nielsen; Werner Schwarzhans

A new genus and species of Bythitidae (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes) from northwestern Australia

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Abstract

A new genus and species of bathyal bythitid fish (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes) is described based on a single specimen caught at a depth of 392 m in the Timor Sea off the coast of northwestern Australia. Timorichthys disjunctus gen. nov., sp. nov. differs from all other bythitid genera by the position of the anus midway between the tip of the snout and origin of the anal fin. The joined vertical fins and the type of intromittant organ furthermore place the new genus in the subfamily Bythitinae.

Original language	English
Book series	Beagle
Volume	27
Pages (from-to)	143-146
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0811-3653
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Bythitidae
Northwestern Australia
Sp. nov.
Taxonomy
Timorichthys disjunctus gen. nov.
Viviparous brotula

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A new genus and species of Bythitidae (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes) from northwestern Australia

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