''Benthodesmus'' is a
genus
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of fish in the family
Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven
species
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in this genus,
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/ref> which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with '' Microgadus tomcod'' and ''Lepidopus caudatus
The silver scabbardfish (''Lepidopus caudatus''), also known as the frostfish or beltfish is a benthopelagic cutlassfish of the family
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'' also known as frostfish.
Species
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lists the following species:[
* '']Benthodesmus elongates
''Benthodesmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with '' Microgadus tomcod'' and ''Lepidopus caudatus'' also known as fro ...
'', Clarke, 1879 (Elongate frostfish)
* ''Benthodesmus macrophthalmus
''Benthodesmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with '' Microgadus tomcod'' and ''Lepidopus caudatus'' also known as fro ...
'', Parin & Becker, 1970 (Bigeye frostfish)
* '' Benthodesmus neglectus'', Parin, 1976 (Neglected frostfish)
* ''Benthodesmus oligoradiatus
''Benthodesmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with '' Microgadus tomcod'' and '' Lepidopus caudatus'' also known as fr ...
'', Parin & Becker, 1970 (Sparse-rayed frostfish)
* ''Benthodesmus pacificus
The North Pacific frostfish, ''Benthodesmus pacificus'', is a cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found in the north Pacific Ocean between latitude
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'', Parin & Becker, 1970 (North Pacific frostfish)
* ''Benthodesmus papua
''Benthodesmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with '' Microgadus tomcod'' and '' Lepidopus caudatus'' also known as fr ...
'', Parin, 1978 (Papuan frostfish)
* ''Benthodesmus simonyi
''Benthodesmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with '' Microgadus tomcod'' and '' Lepidopus caudatus'' also known as fr ...
'', Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1891 (Simony's frostfish)
* ''Benthodesmus suluensis
''Benthodesmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with '' Microgadus tomcod'' and '' Lepidopus caudatus'' also known as fr ...
'', Parin, 1976 (Philippine frostfish)
* ''Benthodesmus tenuis
''Benthodesmus tenuis'', the slender frostfish or ribbon scabbardfish, is a species of cutlassfish in the family Trichiuridae.
References
Trichiuridae
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Fish described in 1877
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'', Günther, 1877 (Slender frostfish)
* ''Benthodesmus tuckeri
''Benthodesmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with '' Microgadus tomcod'' and '' Lepidopus caudatus'' also known as fr ...
'', Parin & Becker, 1970 (Tucker's frostfish)
* ''Benthodesmus vityazi
''Benthodesmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with '' Microgadus tomcod'' and '' Lepidopus caudatus'' also known as fr ...
'', Parin & Becker, 1970 (Vityaz' frostfish)
References
*Denys W. Tucker B.Sc, F.Z.S. "The fishes of the genus Benthodesmus (Family Trichiuridae)". ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'': Volume 123, Issue 1, pages 171–195, May 1953. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1953.tb00163.x
* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
Trichiuridae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Tarleton Hoffman Bean
Taxa named by George Brown Goode
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