Family Brachionichthyidae - Handfishes
  Order
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Brachionichthyidae
  Class
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Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 5 | Species : 14 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
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Marine
  Aquarium
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none
  First Fossil Record
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lower   Tertiary     Eocene
Ref..   Nelson, J.S. 1994
  Remark
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Distribution: southern Australia, primarily off Tasmania. Deep-bodied. Skin rnaked or covered with denticles. Second dorsal spine joined to the third by a membrane. Gill opening small, behind pectoral fin base. Dorsal fin with 15-18 unbranched soft rays. Anal fin rays 7-10. Pelvic fin with one spine and 4 soft rays. Maximum length 15 cm. Benthic fishes, occurring in inshore waters at depths up to 60 m. Also called warty anglers.
  Etymology
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Latin, bracchium = arm + Greek, ichthys = fish
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Lophiiformes | Antennarioidei | | Brachionichthyidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Brachionichthyidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Brachionichthys hirsutus (Lacepède, 1804)
acceptedseniornew
Lophius hirsutus Lacepède, 1804
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
Brachionichthys australis Last, Gledhill & Holmes, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Brachionichthys sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Brachionichthys sp. 2 Not applicable
synonymotherother
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Sympterichthys moultoni Last & Gledhill, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Brachiopsilus ziebelli Last & Gledhill, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Brachiopsilus dianthus Last & Gledhill, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Brachiopsilus dossenus Last & Gledhill, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Pezichthys amplispinus Last & Gledhill, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Pezichthys compressus Last & Gledhill, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Pezichthys eltanini Last & Gledhill, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Pezichthys macropinnis Last & Gledhill, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Pezichthys nigrocilium Last & Gledhill, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Thymichthys politus (Richardson, 1844)
acceptedseniornew
Cheironectes politus Richardson, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
Brachionichthys politus (Richardson, 1844)
synonymseniornew
Sympterichthys politus (Richardson, 1844)
synonymseniornew
Thymichthys verrucosus (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)
acceptedseniornew
Sympterichthys verrucosus McCulloch & Waite, 1918
synonymseniororiginal
Brachionichthys verrucosus (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)
synonymseniornew
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