Bellottia
| Bellottia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Bythitinae |
| Genus: | Bellottia Giglioli, 1883 |
| Type species | |
| Bellottia apoda Giglioli, 1883[1]
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Bellottia is a genus of viviparous brotulas which is found in the subtropical waters of the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Indo-Pacific.[2]
Species[edit]
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Bellottia apoda Giglioli, 1883
- Bellottia armiger (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
- Bellottia galatheae J. G. Nielsen & Møller, 2008
- Bellottia robusta J. G. Nielsen, S. W. Ross & Cohen, 2009
References[edit]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bellotia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Jørgen G. Nielsen; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard Robins (1999). OPHIDIIFORM FISHES OF THE WORLD (Order Ophidiiformes) An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Species Catalogues. Vol. 17. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 97. ISBN 92-5-104375-2.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bellottia in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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