''Glyptophidium'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
cusk-eel
The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific name is from the Greek ''ophis'' meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. True eels, however, diverged from other ray- ...
s.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Glyptophidium argenteum''
Alcock, 1889
* ''
Glyptophidium effulgens''
J. G. Nielsen & Machida, 1988
* ''
Glyptophidium japonicum''
Kamohara, 1936 (Japanese cusk)
* ''
Glyptophidium longipes''
Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
, 1939 (Bigeye brotula)
* ''
Glyptophidium lucidum''
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (Sculptured cusk)
* ''
Glyptophidium macropus''
Alcock, 1894
* ''
Glyptophidium oceanium''
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
References
Ophidiidae
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