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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae Livebearing brotulas

Genus: Bidenichthys

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5 species
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Max. Length 8.2 cm TL

 
Bidenichthys beeblebroxi
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Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Bidenichthys capensis Barnard, 1934

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Bidenichthys capensis
[Freetail brotula]
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Max. Length 16 cm TL

 
Bidenichthys consobrinus
[Grey brotula]
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Max. Length 7.4 cm SL

 
Bidenichthys paxtoni
[Baldhead cusk]

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
Bidenichthys slartibartfasti (Paulin, 1995)

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Bidenichthys slartibartfasti
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bidenichthys beeblebroxi Southwest Pacific 8.2 TL 1995
Bidenichthys capensis Freetail brotula Southeast Atlantic 9 TL 1934
Bidenichthys consobrinus Grey brotula Southwest Pacific 16 TL 1876
Bidenichthys paxtoni Baldhead cusk Southwest Pacific 7.4 SL 1986
Bidenichthys slartibartfasti Southwest Pacific 11.1 SL 1995



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