Bythitidae

Fricke, Ronald, Allen, Gerald R., Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Hamel, Mélanie A., Laboute, Pierre, Mana, Ralph, Hui, Tan Heok & Uyeno, Daisuke, 2014, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of Madang District, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 820 new records, Zootaxa 3832 (1), pp. 1-247 : 33-34

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3832.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BAB612A4-03DB-4958-BEB1-92DE278FBB90

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6129518

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6A5BAE7A-DA37-FFAD-3AAA-FB7A9E39F9C3

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Bythitidae
status

 

Bythitidae View in CoL View at ENA

Alionematichthys piger (Alcock, 1890) View in CoL —Whiskered viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Møller & Schwarzhans (2008: 103). CAS and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Andaman Islands east to Marshall, Tuamotu and Pitcairn islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 0– 12 m. Marine.

Alionematichthys plicatosurculus Møller & Schwarzhans, 2008 View in CoL —Folded viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Møller & Schwarzhans (2008: 109). CAS, USNM and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Indonesia to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, 0– 5 m. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs. Marine.

Alionematichthys riukiuensis (Aoyagi, 1954) —Ryukyu viviparous brotula

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Møller & Schwarzhans (2008: 113). CAS and USNM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Andaman Sea east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 0– 10 m. Marine.

Diancistrus alleni Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005 View in CoL —Allen's viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Madang in original description by Schwarzhans et al. (2005: 92). CAS, USNM and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Samoa, south to northern Australia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 5– 17 m. Marine.

Diancistrus altidorsalis Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005 View in CoL —Humpnape viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Madang in original description by Schwarzhans et al. (2005: 95). USNM and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia and New Guinea east to Solomon Islands. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs. Marine.

Diancistrus beateae Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005 View in CoL —Beate's viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.30618-031). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia east to Samoa, south to northern Australia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 10– 38 m. Marine.

Diancistrus mcgroutheri Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005 View in CoL —McGrouther's viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Madang in original description by Schwarzhans et al. (2005: 129). USNM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. New Guinea to northern Queensland ( Australia). In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs. Marine.

Diancistrus novaeguineae ( Machida, 1996) View in CoL —New Guinea viviparous brotula

STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang as Parabrosmolus novaeguineae by Machida (1996: 148, figs. 1–4); record confirmed by Schwarzhans et al. (2005: 140–141). Collected by W.-J. Chen, St. PR 221, PR 231. BMNH, CAS, NTUM and USNM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Southwestern Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and northern Australia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 5– 25 m. Marine.

Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides Bleeker, 1855 —Indo-Pacific viviparous brotula

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1975: 50); record confirmed by Møller & Schwarzhans (2008: 130). CAS, KFRS, USNM and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea, Seychelles and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 0– 20 m. Marine.

Eusurculus pristinus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007 View in CoL —Pristine viviparous brotula

STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang by Schwarzhans & Møller (2007: 70, figs. 25–26). Specimens collected at St. CTR 0 6, CTR 17. MNHN, SMF and USNM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 2– 20 m. Marine.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Ophidiiformes

Family

Bythitidae

Loc

Bythitidae

Fricke, Ronald, Allen, Gerald R., Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Hamel, Mélanie A., Laboute, Pierre, Mana, Ralph, Hui, Tan Heok & Uyeno, Daisuke 2014
2014
Loc

Alionematichthys piger

Moller 2008: 103
2008
Loc

Alionematichthys plicatosurculus Møller & Schwarzhans, 2008

Moller 2008: 109
2008
Loc

Diancistrus alleni Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005

Schwarzhans 2005: 92
2005
Loc

Diancistrus altidorsalis Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005

Schwarzhans 2005: 95
2005
Loc

Diancistrus mcgroutheri Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005

Schwarzhans 2005: 129
2005
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