''Dinematichthys'' is a
genus
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of
viviparous brotula
The viviparous brotulas form a family, the Bythitidae, of ophidiiform fishes. They are known as viviparous brotulas as they generally viviparity, bear live young, although there are indications that some species (at least ''Didymothallus crinicep ...
s. Its name comes from
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
, meaning ''two-filamented fish'' (''di'' means two, ''nema'' filament and ''ichthys'' fish).
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides
''Dinematichthys'' is a genus of viviparous brotulas. Its name comes from Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo- ...
''
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Dinematichthys trilobatus
''Dinematichthys'' is a genus of viviparous brotulas. Its name comes from Greek, meaning ''two-filamented fish'' (''di'' means two, ''nema'' filament and ''ichthys'' fish).
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''Di ...
'' Møller & Schwarzhans, 2008
References
Bythitidae
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