''Monomitopus'' is a genus 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. They are

oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...

Life cycle

Analysis of stable oxygen isotope composition of

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s has shown that '' Monomitopus pallidus'' and '' Monomitopus kumae'' undergo an ontogenetic habitat shift, spending their early life pelagically in shallower waters, before descending to the deep-sea floor where they stay for rest of their lives.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Monomitopus agassizii ''Monomitopus agassizii'' is a fish species from the genus '' Monomitopus''. It can be found in the Western Central Atlantic from the Caribbean sea all the way to the Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic ...

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& T. H. Bean, 1896) * '' Monomitopus americanus'' ( J. G. Nielsen, 1971) * '' Monomitopus conjugator'' ( Alcock, 1896) * '' Monomitopus garmani'' ( H. M. Smith &

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, 1913) * '' Monomitopus kumae'' D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925 * '' Monomitopus longiceps'' H. M. Smith &

, 1913 * '' Monomitopus magnus'' H. J. Carter & Cohen, 1985 * '' Monomitopus malispinosus'' (

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, 1899) * ''

Monomitopus metriostoma ''Monomitopus'' is a genus of cusk-eels. They are oviparous. Life cycle Analysis of stable oxygen isotope composition of otoliths has shown that '' Monomitopus pallidus'' and '' Monomitopus kumae'' undergo an ontogenetic habitat shift, spending ...

'' ( Vaillant, 1888) * '' Monomitopus microlepis'' H. M. Smith &

, 1913 * ''

Monomitopus nigripinnis ''Monomitopus'' is a genus of cusk-eels. They are oviparous. Life cycle Analysis of stable oxygen isotope composition of otoliths has shown that ''Monomitopus pallidus'' and ''Monomitopus kumae'' undergo an ontogenetic habitat shift, spending th ...

'' ( Alcock, 1889) * '' Monomitopus pallidus'' H. M. Smith &

, 1913 * ''

Monomitopus torvus ''Monomitopus'' is a genus of cusk-eels. They are oviparous. Life cycle Analysis of stable oxygen isotope composition of otoliths has shown that '' Monomitopus pallidus'' and '' Monomitopus kumae'' undergo an ontogenetic habitat shift, spending ...

, 1899 * ''

Monomitopus vitiazi ''Monomitopus'' is a genus of cusk-eels. They are oviparous. Life cycle Analysis of stable oxygen isotope composition of otoliths has shown that '' Monomitopus pallidus'' and '' Monomitopus kumae'' undergo an ontogenetic habitat shift, spending ...

'' ( J. G. Nielsen, 1971) (Spearcheek cusk)

References

Ophidiidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Alfred William Alcock {{Ophidiidae-stub