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Family BYTHITIDAE Viviparous (or Livebearing) Brotulas
36 genera · 129 species · Taxonomic note: includes taxa sometimes placed in Aphyonidae.
Acarobythites Machida 2000 acaro, small, referring to its small size (up to 25.2 mm SL); Bythites, type genus of family
Acarobythites larsonae Machida 2000 in honor of Helen Larson, Curator of Fishes, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (Darwin, Australia), who kindly sent bythitid and ophidiid specimens to Machida for study
Anacanthobythites Anderson 2008 an-, not and acanthus, thorn or prickle, referring to lack of developed gill rakers on first branchial arch; Bythites, type genus of family
Anacanthobythites platycephalus Anderson 2008 platys, broad; cephalus, head, referring to its depressed head
Anacanthobythites tasmaniensis Anderson 2008 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Tasmania, Australia, type locality
Aphyonus Günther 1878 aphya, anchovy or small, translucent fish, referring to its transparent, colorless skin; onus, presumably a latinization of onos, a name dating to Aristotle, originally referring to Phycis blennoides (Gadiformes: Gadidae) but often mistakenly applied to Merluccius merluccius (Gadiformes: Merlucciidae) and hence used several times by Günther as a suffix for a hake-like fish
Aphyonus gelatinosus Günther 1878 gelatinous or jelly-like, referring to “thin, scaleless, loose” skin, forming a “large loose bag” on upper anterior body, “which during life is probably filled and distended with mucus”
Barathronus Goode & Bean 1886 barathron, the abyss, referring to deep-sea habitat of B. bicolor; onus, presumably a latinization of onos, a name dating to Aristotle, originally referring to Phycis blennoides (Gadiformes: Gadidae) but often mistakenly applied to Merluccius merluccius (Gadiformes: Merlucciidae) and often used as a suffix for a hake-like fish
Barathronus affinis Brauer 1906 related, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to its affinity to B. diaphanus, described in the same monograph
Barathronus algrahami Nielsen, Pogonoski & Appleyard 2019 in honor of Alastair Graham (b. 1964), collection manager at CSIRO (Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), for assistance with loans of specimens and data
Barathronus bicolor Goode & Bean 1886 bi-, i.e., two-colored, referring to yellowish white color with a broad vertical band of black from origin of ventral nearly to vent, and another similar and narrower band above it upon each side
Barathronus bruuni Nielsen 1969 in honor of the research vessel Anton Bruun, from which type was collected
Barathronus diaphanus Brauer 1906 transparent or translucent, presumably referring to how its blood vessels can be seen through the skin
Barathronus linsi Nielsen, Mincarone & Di Dario 2015 in honor of Jorge Eduardo Lins de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, for his lifelong commitment to the understanding of the marine biodiversity of northeastern Brazil
Barathronus maculatus Shcherbachev 1976 spotted, referring to “distinctly visible” (translation) spots along median line of body
Barathronus multidens Nielsen 1984 multi-, many; dens, teeth, referring to higher number of fangs on vomer (11) and palatines (8-11 on each) compared to any congener known at the time
Barathronus pacificus Nielsen & Eagle 1974 –icus, belonging to: the northeastern Pacific, where it occurs
Barathronus parfaiti (Vaillant 1888) in honor of J. Parfait, captain of the Talisman, French research vessel from which type was collected
Barathronus roulei Nielsen 2019 in honor of French zoologist Louis Roule (1861-1942), who reported this species as B. parfaiti in 1915 and 1916
Bellottia Giglioli 1883 –ia, belonging to: “good friend” Cristoforo Bellotti (1823-1919), “a modest but distinguished ichthyologist” (translation) who brought specimens of B. apoda to Giglioli’s attention
Bellottia apoda Giglioli 1883 a-, without; podal, feet, referring to absence of pelvic fins
Bellottia armiger (Smith & Radcliffe 1913) bearing arms, referring to “opercle armed with a slender spine” and “margin of preopercle armed with 5 or 6 spines”
Bellottia cryptica Nielsen, Ross & Cohen 2009 hidden, i.e., concealed within crevices in its complex habitat, provided by tubeworms or deep-sea corals
Bellottia galatheae Nielsen & Møller 2008 in honor of the Danish Galathea 3 expedition, which circumnavigated the world in 2006-2007 and caught new and rare deep-sea ophidiiform fishes from the Solomon Sea, including this one
Bellottia robusta Nielsen, Ross & Cohen 2009 robust, referring to its short, deep body
Bidenichthys Barnard 1934 named after C. Leo Biden, described elsewhere as a “knowledgeable angler,” who collected one of the types of B. capensis and “to whom the South African Museum is indebted for many specimens and much information”; ichthys, fish
Bidenichthys capensis Barnard 1934 –ensis, suffix denoting place: the Cape, presumably referring to type locality at Still Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa
Bidenichthys consobrinus (Hutton 1876) cousin, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to its relationship with one or more species in Dinematichthys (Dinematichthyidae), its presumed genus at the time
Bidenichthys okamotoi Møller, Schwarzhans, Lauridsen & Nielsen 2022 in honor of Makoto Okamoto, Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute (Nagasaki, Japan), who collected types, for his many contributions to Pacific ichthyology
Bidenichthys paxtoni (Nielsen & Cohen 1986) in honor of John R. Paxton (b. 1938), Australian Museum (Sydney), for his many contributions to ichthyology, both in research and curating
Bidenichthys slartibartfasti (Paulin 1995) named after Slartibartfast, a designer of fjords in the first and third books of Douglas Adams’ “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” series, alluding to its distribution in the Fiordland region of New Zealand
Brosmodorsalis Paulin & Roberts 1989 brosmo-, referring to its placement in the subfamily Brosmophycinae (now considered polyphyletic); dorsalis, referring to two dorsal-fin characters: origin well anterior to posterior margin of operculum, and anterior rays free of membrane
Brosmodorsalis persicinus Paulin & Roberts 1989 like a persica, peach, referring to body coloration in life
Brosmophyciops Schultz 1960 ops-, appearance, referring to similarity to Brosmophycis
Brosmophyciops pautzkei Schultz 1960 in honor of Schultz’ former student Clarence F. Pautzke (1907-1971), chief biologist in the Game Department of the State of Washington, who was at Bikini Atoll (western Pacific) in 1946 and 1947 when type was collected
Brosmophycis Gill 1861 a “union” of some of the features of the gadiform genera Brosmius (=Brosme, Lotidae) and Phycis (Gadidae)
Brosmophycis marginata (Ayres 1854) edged or margined, referring to bright rose-red edge on fins
Bythites Reinhardt 1835 an animal of the depths, from bythos, deep, referring to occurrence of what Reinhardt would later name B. fuscus at “great depths” (name proposed without included species)
Bythites fuscus Reinhardt 1837 dusky, referring to its black-brown coloration
Bythites gerdae Nielsen & Cohen 1973 in honor of the research vessel Gerda (Mote Marine Laboratory, Miami, Florida, USA), from which type was collected
Bythites islandicus Nielsen & Cohen 1973 –icus, belonging to: Ísland, referring to type locality off southeast coast of Iceland
Calamopteryx Böhlke & Cohen 1966 calamus, reed; pteryx, fin, allusion not explained, presumably referring to elongated radials of pectoral fin
Calamopteryx goslinei Böhlke & Cohen 1966 in honor of ichthyologist William A. Gosline (1915-2002), University of Michigan, for his contributions to the knowledge of ophidioid fishes
Calamopteryx jeb Cohen 1973 coined from the initials of James E. Böhlke (1930-1982), Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, “noted” ichthyologist and co-describer of the genus Calamopteryx
Calamopteryx robinsorum Cohen 1973 –orum, commemorative suffix, plural: in honor of Catherine H. and C. Richard (1928-2020) Robins, for their contributions to the taxonomy of western Atlantic species
Cataetyx Günther 1887 etymology not explained; according to Jordan & Evermann (1898), it means katai, “at the bottom,” and tyxis, find, perhaps referring to occurrence of C. messieri near the bottom or in bottom trawls
Cataetyx alleni (Byrne 1906) in honor of Byrne’s friend, marine biologist Edward Johnson Allen (1866-1942), Director of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, under whose auspices type was collected
Cataetyx bruuni (Nielsen & Nybelin 1963) in honor of Danish oceanographer and ichthyologist Anton Frederick Bruun (1901-1961), scientific leader of expedition that collected type in 1946
Cataetyx chthamalorhynchus Cohen 1981 chthamalos, low; rhynchos, snout, referring to its strongly depressed snout
Cataetyx hawaiiensis Gosline 1954 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Island of Hawai‘i, killed by the eruption of Mauna Loa in 1950
Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed 1927 latus, wide; ceps, head, referring to its flattened head, “broader than high”
Cataetyx lepidogenys (Smith & Radcliffe 1913) lepido, scale; genys, cheek, referring to presence of scales on cheek (as well as opercle and top of head)
Cataetyx messieri (Günther 1878) of the Messier Strait (Patagonia, Chile), type locality
Cataetyx nielseni Balushkin & Prokofiev 2005 in honor of Jørgen G. Nielsen (b. 1932), Zoological Museum of Copenhagen, a “prominent modern ichthyologist who made a considerable contribution to the study of fish systematics, including the order Ophidiiformes” (translation)
Cataetyx platyrhynchus Machida 1984 platy, flat; rhynchus, snout, referring to its “strongly depressed” snout
Cataetyx rubrirostris Gilbert 1890 ruber, red; rostris, snout, flushed with a dark ruby red in life
Cataetyx simus Garman 1899 blunt-nosed, referring to “very broad and bluntly rounded” snout
Diplacanthopoma Günther 1887 diplo-, twofold; akantha, thorn; poma, lid or covering, referring to two spines on operculum of D. brachysoma, one pointing backwards, the other downwards
Diplacanthopoma brachysoma Günther 1887 brachys, short; soma, body, referring to elongate, compressed body
Diplacanthopoma brunneum Smith & Radcliffe 1913 brown, referring to its “Broccoli [?] brown” body color in alcohol
Diplacanthopoma japonicum (Steindachner & Döderlein 1887) Japanese, referring to type locality, Sagami Sea, off Tokyo, Japan
Diplacanthopoma jordani Garman 1899 in honor of David Starr Jordan (1851-1931), “in token of a hearty appreciation of his work in North American Ichthyology”
Diplacanthopoma kreffti Cohen & Nielsen 200 2 in honor of friend and colleague Gerhard Krefft (1912-1993), Institute für Seefischerei (Hamburg), “who fished and studied deep sea fishes with a passion”
Diplacanthopoma nigripinne Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924 nigri-, black; pinne, finned, referring to fins “darker” than brownish body [originally spelled nigripinnis; emended to agree with neuter genus]
Diplacanthopoma raniceps Alcock 1898 rana, frog; ceps, head, referring to its “broad frog-like head and snout”
Diplacanthopoma riversandersoni Alcock 1895 in honor of Adam Rivers Steele Anderson (1863-1924), captain and surgeon-naturalist of the Royal Indian Marine Survey steamer Investigator, from which type was collected
Ematops Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2011 emata, fish scale; ops, face or eye, referring to unique partial covering of eye by head scales, not known in any other living ophidiiform fish
Ematops randalli (Cohen & Wourms 1976) in honor of ichthyologist John E. Randall (1924-2020), Bishop Museum (Honolulu), who helped collect type and sent it to the authors, along with notes on life coloration and a color transparency
Grammonus Gill 1896 etymology not explained, perhaps gramme, line, referring to interrupted lateral line of G. ater; onus, presumably a latinization of onos, a name dating to Aristotle, originally referring to Phycis blennoides (Gadiformes: Gadidae) but often mistakenly applied to Merluccius merluccius (Gadiformes: Merlucciidae) and often used as a suffix for a hake-like fish
Grammonus ater (Risso 1810) black, referring to its ebony black (“noir d’ébène”) color on a background of purplish red
Grammonus claudei (Torre y Huerta 1930) in honor of French engineer (and inventor of neon lighting) Georges Claude (1870-1960), who inadvertently discovered this reef-cave fish in Matanzas Bay, Cuba, when pumping cool seawater up from the depths to convert into electricity via a process called “ocean thermal energy conversion”
Grammonus diagrammus (Heller & Snodgrass 1903) di-, two; grammus, line, referring to two lateral lines on each side, overlapping for a fourth of their lengths
Grammonus longhursti (Cohen 1964) in honor of oceanographer Alan Reece Longhurst (b. 1925), who collected type
Grammonus minutus Nielsen & Prokofiev 2010 small, referring to short length (32-55 mm SL) at which males attain sexual maturity
Grammonus nagaredai Randall & Hughes 2008 in honor of Bronson Nagareda (b. 1976), who collected type and provided a series of photographs taken in his aquarium
Grammonus opisthodon Smith 1934 ophisto-, behind; odon, tooth, allusion not explained nor evident
Grammonus robustus Smith & Radcliffe 1913 stout, probably referring to its “short, deep” body
Grammonus thielei Nielsen & Cohen 2004 in honor of Austrian underwater photographer Werner Thiele (b. 1966), the first to photograph and capture this species
Grammonus waikiki (Cohen 1964) named for Waikiki reef, Oahu Island, Hawai‘i, type locality
Grammonus yunokawai Nielsen 2007 in honor of Kyo Yunokawa, Ie-shima Diving Center (Okinawa, Japan), who photographed and caught (by hand in the back of the cave in absolute darkness) the only known specimen
Hastatobythites Machida 1997 hastato, having spears, referring to spines on frontal and mesethmoid; Bythites, type genus of family
Hastatobythites arafurensis Machida 1997 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Arafura Sea, western Pacific, type locality
Hephthocara Alcock 1892 hephthos, flaccid or weak; kara, head, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to its large but smooth, scaleless head, with “wafer-like” cranial bones
Hephthocara crassiceps Smith & Radcliffe 1913 crassus, thick, fat or stout; ceps, head, referring to its “very large, broad, and deep” head
Hephthocara simum Alcock 1892 blunt-nosed, referring to its “small snub snout,” not overhanging the jaws
Leucobrotula Koefoed 1952 leukos, white, presumably referring to colorless body (with exceptions of mouth, gill membranes and peritoneum, which are blue-black); brotula, placed in Brotulidae at time of description
Leucobrotula adipata Koefoed 1952 fatty or greasy, referring to “stratum of oil globules” beneath its scaleless skin
Lucifuga Poey 1858 lux, light; fugio, to flee, fly or take flight, referring to subterranean (and therefore lightless) habitat of L. dentata and L. subterranea, i.e., to flee from light
Lucifuga dentata Poey 1858 toothed, referring to its longer teeth and the presence of palatine teeth compared to L. subterranea
Lucifuga gibarensis Hernández, Møller, Casane & García-Machado 2020 -ensis, suffix denoting place: village of Gibara, northern Holguin province, Cuba, where the three caves inhabited by this species are located
Lucifuga inopinata Cohen & McCosker 1998 unexpected, referring to unexpected find of a Lucifuga in the Galapagos, and that it brought the relationships between it and related genera into question (John E. McCosker, pers. comm.)
Lucifuga lucayana Møller, Schwarzhans, Iliffe & Nielsen 2006 –ana, belonging to: the Lucayan Indians, who inhabited the Bahamas for more than 2000 years, before they were eliminated by European invaders; their name is reflected in the type locality, Lucayan Caverns (Grand Bahama Island), which they used as a graveyard
Lucifuga simile Nalbant 1981 similar, referring to its intermediate features between L. dentatus and L. subterraneus
Lucifuga spelaeotes Cohen & Robins 1970 Greek for cave or cavern dweller, referring to its occurrence in anchialine caves of the Bahamas
Lucifuga subterranea Poey 1858 underground, referring to its occurrence in anchialine caves of Cuba
Megacataetyx Prokofiev 2005 mega-, large, presumably referring to its “massive, wide” head compared to the smaller, narrower head of the closely related Cataetyx
Megacataetyx niki (Cohen 1981) in honor of ichthyologist Nikolai Vasil’evich Parin (1932-2012), Russian Academy of Sciences, who made specimens available to Cohen and reviewed his manuscript
Melodichthys Nielsen & Cohen 1986 Melodie, fishing vessel from which type species was collected; ichthys, fish
Melodichthys hadrocephalus Nielsen & Cohen 1986 hadros, bulky; cephalus, head, referring to robust head, ~1/3 of SL
Meteoria Nielsen 1969 –ia, belonging to: the German research vessel Meteor, from which type was collected
Meteoria erythrops Nielsen 1969 erythros, red; ops, eye, referring to reddish tissue surrounding the eyes
Meteoria longidorsalis Nielsen 2016 longus, long; dorsalis, dorsal, referring to longer dorsal-fin base compared to M. erythrops
Meteoria pauciradiatus (Nielsen 1997) paucus, few; radiatus, rayed, referring to relatively few fin rays compared to Parasciadonus brevibrachium, its presumed congener at the time
Microbrotula Gosline 1953 micro-, little, presumably referring to small size of M. rubra (up to 46.2 mm SL) and M. nigra (=Grammonus waikiki, 62.5 mm SL); brotula, then placed in the family Brotulidae
Microbrotula andersoni Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2011 in honor of M. Eric Anderson, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, for his contributions to the knowledge of the genus Microbrotula
Microbrotula bentleyi Anderson 2005 in honor of Andrew Charles Bentley (Port Elizabeth, South Africa, now Collection Manager, University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum), for his enthusiasm and help in the development of a program on western Indian Ocean fishes, and for collecting type
Microbrotula geraldalleni Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2012 in honor of ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen (b. 1942), Western Australia Museum (Perth), for his “outstanding” contribution to the knowledge of fishes from the Indo-West Pacific and his many years of support of the senior author
Microbrotula greenfieldi Anderson 2007 in honor of ichthyologist David W. Greenfield (b. 1940), for numerous contributions to the systematics, conservation, behavior, and ecology of fishes (he also helped collect type)
Microbrotula hamata Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2011 hook, referring to forward-curved spine at lower angle of preopercle
Microbrotula punicea Anderson 2007 pink or reddish, referring to coloration in life
Microbrotula queenslandica Anderson 2005 –ica, belonging to: Queensland, Australia, where types were collected from the Great Barrier Reef
Microbrotula rubra Gosline 1953 red, referring to its translucent pinkish-red color in life
Nybelinella Nielsen 1972 –ella, diminutive connoting endearment: in honor of Swedish ichthyologist Orvar Nybelin (1892-1982), who described N. erikssoni in 1957, and who “kindly placed” his specimens at Nielsen’s disposal [replacement for Nybelinia Nielsen 1969, preoccupied by Nybelinia Poche 1925 in tapeworms]
Nybelinella brevianalis Nielsen 2017 brevis, short; analis, anal, referring to its shorter anal fin compared to congeners
Nybelinella brevidorsalis Shcherbachev 1976 brevis, short; dorsalis, dorsal, referring to fewer dorsal-fin rays than N. erikssoni
Nybelinella erikssoni (Nybelin 1957) in honor of John Eriksson, surgeon aboard the Swedish ship Albatross, from which type was collected, for “excellent assistance in the preservation of material obtained during our trawlings and who contributed in many other respects to the biological collection work”
Parabrotula Zugmayer 1911 para-, near, referring to its presumed affinity with Brotula (Ophidiidae), but without scales
Parabrotula plagiophthalma Zugmayer 1911 plagio, oblique; ophthalmus, eye, referring to its elliptical eyes, obliquely positioned on the head
Parabrotula tanseimaru Miya & Nielsen 1991 named for the research vessel Tansei Maru, University of Tokyo (which collected type), for her contributions to the biology of midwater fishes in Sagami Bay, Japan (where this species occurs)
Paraphyonus Nielsen 2015 para-, near, referring to similarity to Aphyonus
Paraphyonus bolini (Nielsen 1974) in honor of marine biologist Rolf L. Bolin (1901-1973), Hopkins Marine Station (Pacific Grove, California, USA), who collected type
Paraphyonus brevidorsalis (Nielsen 1969) brevis, short; dorsalis, dorsal, referring to shorter dorsal fin compared to Aphyonus gelatinosus, its presumed congener at the time
Paraphyonus iselini Nielsen 2015 in honor of the research vessel Columbus Iselin, from which a number of deep-sea aphyonids (including this one) have been caught
Paraphyonus merretti Nielsen 2015 in honor of ichthyologist Nigel R. Merrett (b. 1940), formerly Natural History Museum (London), for providing Nielsen with a “rich supply” of aphyonid fishes caught during various R/V Discovery cruises
Paraphyonus rassi (Nielsen 1975) in honor of ichthyologist Teodor Saulovich Rass (1904-2001), who loaned Nielsen specimens from the 14th cruise of the research vessel Academik Kurchatov and other Soviet expeditions
Paraphyonus solomonensis (Nielsen & Møller 2008) –ensis, suffix denoting place: Solomon Sea, Pacific Ocean, type locality
Parasaccogaster Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen 2012 para-, near, referring to similarity to Saccogaster
Parasaccogaster melanomycter (Cohen 1981) melano-, black; mycter, nose, referring to nasal capsule lined with “sooty black pigment”
Parasaccogaster normae (Cohen & Nielsen 1972) in honor of Peruvian ichthyologist Norma Chirichigno Fonseca (b. 1929), who independently identified this fish as undescribed and “graciously” placed her specimens at the authors’ disposal
Parasaccogaster rhamphidognatha (Cohen 1987) rhamphidos, hook; gnathos, jaw, referring to hook-like projection on maxillary
Parasciadonus Nielsen 1984 para-, near, most closely related to Sciadonus
Parasciadonus brevibrachium Nielsen 1984 brevis, short; brachium, arm, referring to short pectoral peduncle
Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass 1903 etymology not explained, perhaps petrosus, rocky, referring to rock-crevice habitat of P. hopkinsi; tyxis, find (see Cataetyx), or perhaps used as a shorthand for Cataetyx, which the authors said was related
Petrotyx hopkinsi Heller & Snodgrass 1903 in honor of philanthropist Timothy Hopkins (1859-1936) of Menlo Park, California, USA, who funded expedition that collected type
Petrotyx sanguineus (Meek & Hildebrand 1928) blood red, referring to its dark-red coloration in life
Pseudonus Garman 1899 pseudo-, false, allusion not explained; onus, presumably a latinization of onos, a name dating to Aristotle, originally referring to Phycis blennoides (Gadiformes: Gadidae) but often mistakenly applied to Merluccius merluccius (Gadiformes: Merlucciidae) and often used as a suffix for a hake-like fish, or perhaps an abridgement of Mixonus (=Bathyonus), i.e., its head “like that of Mixonus [not italicized in original] in some respects, but more elongate,”, i.e., although similar to Mixonus, such an appearance is false
Pseudonus acutus Garman 1899 sharp or pointed, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to “strong” opercular spine
Pseudonus squamiceps (Lloyd 1907) squamus, scale; ceps, head, differing from known presumed congeners in Diplacanthopoma by having scales on head “as far forward as the posterior limit of the eyes and on the opercles and sides of the head as far forward as a line dropped vertically from the posterior border of the eyes”
Saccogaster Alcock 1889 sakkos, bag; gaster, belly, referring to large, inflated abdomen of S. maculata
Saccogaster brayae Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen 2012 in honor of Dianne Bray, Senior Collections Manager, Vertebrate Zoology, Museums Victoria (Australia), for her support with material for the authors’ revision of the genus
Saccogaster hawaii Cohen & Nielsen 1972 named for its distribution off Maui in the Hawaiian Islands
Saccogaster horrida Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen 2012 horrifying, referring to spines and bony ridges above its eyes
Saccogaster maculata Alcock 1889 spotted, referring to minute white spots along its sides
Saccogaster nikoliviae Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen 2012 in honor of two of the senior author’s grandchildren, Nikolaj and Olivia
Saccogaster parva Cohen & Nielsen 1972 small, at 58 mm SL, the smallest member of the genus known at the time
Saccogaster staigeri Cohen & Nielsen 1972 in honor of marine biologist Jon C. Staiger, who first called this species to the authors’ attention
Saccogaster tuberculata (Chan 1966) tuberculate, referring to tube-like sensory openings on head
Sciadonus Garman 1899 sciado-, canopy or umbrella, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to entire forehead of S. pedicellaris, “filled with mucus, which possibly may be utilized in the production of light” (subsequent researchers have not found light-producing tissue); onus, presumably a latinization of onos, a name dating to Aristotle, originally referring to Phycis blennoides (Gadiformes: Gadidae) but often mistakenly applied to Merluccius merluccius (Gadiformes: Merlucciidae) and often used as a suffix for a hake-like fish
Sciadonus alphacrucis Melo, Gomes, Møller & Nielsen 2021 –is, genitive singular of: Brazilian research vessel Alpha Crucis, from which holotype was collected
Sciadonus cryptophthalmus (Zugmayer 1911) cryptos, concealed; ophthalmus, eye, referring to its eye, which appear as tiny black dots well below surface of head
Sciadonus jonassoni (Nybelin 1957) in honor of Axel Jonasson (1903-?), chief mechanic and trawling master aboard the Swedish ship Albatross, from which type was collected, who had “inter alia the responsibility for the practical part of our trawlings and to whom we are indebted for a very good piece of work in this as well as other respects”
Sciadonus longiventralis Nielsen 2018 longus, long; ventralis, ventral, referring to its long ventral (or pelvic) fins
Sciadonus pedicellaris Garman 1899 referring to its “pedicellate” (stalk-shaped) pectoral fins
Sciadonus robinsi Nielsen 2018 in honor of C. Richard Robins (1928-2020), formerly University of Miami, and his son Robert H. Robins, Ichthyology Collection Manager, Florida Museum of Natural History, who together over the past 50 years “generously” sent Nielsen numerous ophidiiform specimens [preferably spelled robinsorum since name honors more than one person, but ICZN 32.5.1 forbids such a correction]
Stygnobrotula Böhlke 1957 stygnos, surly, morose or sullen, referring to its “surly or sour-faced appearance”; Brotula, type genus of family (placed in Brotulidae at time of description)
Stygnobrotula latebricola Böhlke 1957 latebra, a hiding place; –cola, inhabitant of, “one that dwells in lurking-places,” presumably referring to habitat where type specimen was captured, a coral head rising from white sand in 10.6 m of slightly murky water
Thermichthys Nielsen & Cohen 2005 therm, referring to type locality, hydrothermal vents along the Galapagos Rift Zone; ichthys, fish [replacement name for Gerhardia Nielsen & Cohen 2002, preoccupied in beetles]
Thermichthys hollisi (Cohen, Rosenblatt & Moser 1990) in honor of “expert” Alvin submersible pilot Ralph Hollis, who “finally captured this elusive fish”
Timorichthys Nielsen & Schwarzhans 2011 named for Timor Sea, off coast of northwestern Australia, type locality of T. disjunctus; ichthys, fish
Timorichthys angustus Nielsen, Okamoto & Schwarzhans 2013 narrow, referring to its narrow interorbital width compared to T. disjunctus
Timorichthys disjunctus Nielsen & Schwarzhans 2011 separated or distant, referring to position of anus midway between tip of snout and origin of anal fin
Tuamotuichthys Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 named for Tuamotu Archipelago, South Pacific Ocean, type locality of B. bispinosus; ichthys, fish
Tuamotuichthys bispinosus Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 bi-, two; spinosus, spinous, referring to two opercular spines
Tuamotuichthys marshallensis Nielsen, Schwarzhans, Møller & Randall 2006 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Marshall Islands, type locality
Tuamotuichthys schwarzhansi Nielsen & Møller 2008 in honor of Werner Schwarzhans, retired oil geologist turned ichthyologist-palaeontologist (University of Copenhagen, Natural History Museum), for his “great” contributions to ophidiiform taxonomy
Family DINEMATICHTHYIDAE
26 genera · 116 species
Alionematichthys Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 alius, other or different; nematichthys, stem of Dinematichthys, to which this genus is most similar
Alionematichthys ceylonensis Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Ceylon, former name of Sri Lanka, type locality
Alionematichthys crassiceps Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 crassus, thick; ceps, head, referring to its characteristically large head
Alionematichthys minyomma (Sedor & Cohen 1987) minys, small; omma, eye, referring to its small eyes, smaller than Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides and Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus, its presumed congeners at the time
Alionematichthys phuketensis Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Phuket, Thailand, type locality
Alionematichthys piger (Alcock 1890) sluggish, allusion not explained, found hiding under rocks in coral-reef pools
Alionematichthys plicatosurculus Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 plicatus, folded; surculus, sucker of a grapevine tendril, referring to its folded inner pseudoclasper
Alionematichthys riukiuensis (Aoyagi 1954) –ensis, suffix denoting place: Ryukyu Islands, Japan, type locality (but widely occurs in the Indo-West Pacific)
Alionematichthys samoaensis Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Swains Island, American Samoa, type locality
Alionematichthys shinoharai Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 in honor of Gento Shinohara, National Museum of Nature and Science (Tokyo), for his many contributions to ichthyology and his kind support of the authors’ revision of the family
Alionematichthys suluensis Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 –ensis, Sulu Sea, Philippines, type locality
Alionematichthys winterbottomi Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 in honor of Richard Winterbottom (b. 1944), Royal Ontario Museum, for his many contributions to ichthyology and his “great support” of the authors’ revision of the family
Beaglichthys Machida 1993 named for Beagle Gulf, Shoal Bay, Northern Territory, Australia, type locality of B. macrophthalmus; ichthys, fish
Beaglichthys bleekeri Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 in memory of Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker (1819-1878), “outstanding ichthyologist of the Indo-west Pacific during the early years” and who collected type in 1860
Beaglichthys larsonae Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 in honor of Helen Larson, Curator of Fishes, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (Darwin, Australia), for her many contributions to the knowledge of the fishes of the Northern Territory of Australia
Beaglichthys macrophthalmus Machida 1993 macro-, large; ophthalmus, eye, referring to its large eyes, diameter longer than snout length
Brosmolus Machida 1993 brosmo-, referring to its original placement in the bythitid subfamily Brosmophycinae (now considered polyphyletic); –olus, a noun suffix
Brosmolus longicaudus Machida 1993 longus, long; caudus, tail, referring to its long caudal fin
Brotulinella Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 diminutive of Brotulina, a junior synonym of Diancistrus, to which it is related
Brotulinella taiwanensis Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 –ensis, suffix denoting place: off the coast of southern Taiwan, type locality (also occurs off northern Philippines)
Dactylosurculus Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 dactylus, finger; surculus, sucker of a grapevine tendril, referring to functional analogy with pseudoclaspers, in this case also referring to specific shape of pseudoclasper which the authors call the “middle” pseudoclasper
Dactylosurculus gomoni Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 in honor of Martin F. Gomon (b. 1945), senior curator of fishes, Museum of Victoria (Melbourne), for his many contributions to the knowledge of the fishes of Australia
Dermatopsis Ogilby 1896 dermatos, skin; opsis, eye, referring to small eyes of D. macrodon, completely covered by skin
Dermatopsis greenfieldi Møller & Schwarzhans 2006 in honor of ichthyologist David W. Greenfield (b. 1940), for his “great” contributions to coral-reef ichthyology
Dermatopsis hoesei Møller & Schwarzhans 2006 in honor of ichthyologist Douglass F. Hoese (b. 1942), Australian Museum (Sydney), for his many “great” contributions to Australian ichthyology
Dermatopsis joergennielseni Møller & Schwarzhans 2006 in honor of Jørgen G. Nielsen (b. 1932), Zoological Museum of Copenhagen, for his many “great” contributions to the biology and systematics of Ophidiiformes
Dermatopsis macrodon Ogilby 1896 macro-, long or large; odon, tooth, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to inner series of teeth on lower jaw, “much enlarged and continued backwards along the sides in the form of a row of widely separated, curved, canine-like teeth”
Dermatopsis multiradiatus McCulloch & Waite 1918 multi-, many; radiatus, rayed, referring to more dorsal- and anal-fin rays than D. macrodon
Dermatopsoides Smith 1948 –oides, having the form of: presumably referring to similarity to or affinity with Dermatopsis and/or previous placement of D. kasougae in that genus
Dermatopsoides andersoni Møller & Schwarzhans 2006 in honor of M. Eric Anderson, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, for his “great” help with the authors’ revision of the family
Dermatopsoides kasougae (Smith 1943) of the Kasouga River, at the mouth, west of Port Alfred, South Africa, type locality
Dermatopsoides morrisonae Møller & Schwarzhans 2006 in honor of Sue M. Morrison, Fish Section, Aquatic Zoology, Western Australian Museum (Perth), for her “great” help with the authors’ revision of the family
Dermatopsoides talboti Cohen 1966 in honor of fisheries scientist Frank Talbot (b. 1930), South African Museum, who examined specimens for Cohen and was “particularly patient” with his requests and questions
Diancistrus Ogilby 1899 di-, two; ancistrus, hook, referring to pair of hooked appendages beside genital papilla of D. longifilis
Diancistrus alatus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 winged, referring to unusually large, protruding, wing-like outer pseudoclaspers
Diancistrus alleni Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 in honor of Gerald R. Allen (b. 1942), Western Australia Museum (Perth), for his many contributions to the ichthyology of the West Pacific
Diancistrus altidorsalis Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 altus, high; dorsalis, dorsal (in this case, neck), referring to its “high-necked profile”
Diancistrus atollorum Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 named after its habitat among the Micronesian atolls
Diancistrus beateae Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 in honor of the first author’s wife Beate, for her “most valuable support” during the many years he was engaged in the study of this genus
Diancistrus brevirostris Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 brevis, short; rostris, snout, referring to its short, blunt snout
Diancistrus eremitus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 Latin for hermit, referring to type locality, Hermit Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Bismarck Sea, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
Diancistrus erythraeus (Fowler 1946) reddish, referring to “brilliant orange red” color when fresh in alcohol, with “brilliant orange scarlet” at end of snout and “scarlet infusion” under surface of head
Diancistrus fijiensis Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Fiji, type locality
Diancistrus fuscus (Fowler 1946) dusky, dark or swarthy, referring to “uniform pale drab brown” color when fresh in alcohol
Diancistrus jackrandalli Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 in honor of John “Jack” E. Randall (1924-2020), Bishop Museum (Honolulu), for his many contributions to ichthyology
Diancistrus jeffjohnsoni Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 in honor of Jeff Johnson, Collection Manager, Ichthyology, Queensland Museum (Brisbane), who collected type
Diancistrus karinae Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 in honor of Karin Bloch, wife of third author, for her “most valuable support” during the many hours he invested in the study of this genus
Diancistrus katrineae Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 in honor of Katrine Worsaae, wife of second author, for her “most valuable support” during the many hours he invested in the study of this genus
Diancistrus leisi Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 in honor of Jeffrey M. Leis (b. 1949), University of Tasmania, for his many contributions to the study of fish larvae
Diancistrus longifilis Ogilby 1899 longus, long; filum, thread, presumably referring to contiguous ventral fins, “each developed as a long filament of two distally coalescent rays”
Diancistrus machidai Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 in honor of ichthyologist Yoshihiko Machida, for his many contributions to the study of ophidiiform fishes
Diancistrus manciporus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 mancus, missing; porus, pore, referring to lack of upper preopercular pore
Diancistrus mcgroutheri Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 in honor of Mark McGrouther (b. 1958), Collection Manager, Ichthyology, Australian Museum, for his “great help” with the authors’ revision of the family
Diancistrus mennei Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 in honor of Tammes Menne (b. 1947), fish-collection manager, Natural History Museum of Denmark, for his “great help” during the authors’ revision of the family
Diancistrus niger Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 black, referring to its uniformly dark gray to black color when preserved (life color not known)
Diancistrus novaeguineae (Machida 1996) of Papua New Guinea, type locality (but occurs elsewhere in the Indo-West Pacific)
Diancistrus pohnpeiensis Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia, type locality
Diancistrus robustus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 robust, referring to its “massive” head
Diancistrus springeri Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 in honor of ichthyologist Victor G. Springer (b. 1928), U.S. National Museum, for his many contributions to the knowledge of Pacific fishes
Diancistrus tongaensis Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Tonga, where most of the investigated specimens had been obtained
Diancistrus typhlops Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Hadiaty 2009 blind, an anchialine cave-dwelling species that lacks eyes
Diancistrus vietnamensis Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Gulf of Tongking, Vietnam, type locality
Didymothallus Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 didymos, double or twofold; thallus, botanical term for branch, referring to two supporters of nearly equal length in single pair of pseudoclaspers
Didymothallus criniceps Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 crinis, hair; ceps, head, referring to many hair-like cirri on occiput
Didymothallus mizolepis (Günther 1867) mizon, greater; lepis, scale, referring to its “conspicuously larger” scales than Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides and Brosmophycis marginata (Bythitidae), its presumed congeners at the time
Didymothallus nudigena Schwarzhans & Møller 2011 nudus, bare or naked; genys, cheek, referring to a few small, non-imbricate scales on upper cheeks only (in contrast with continuous imbricate scale patch on upper and lower cheeks of D. mizolepis)
Didymothallus pruvosti Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 in honor of Patrice Pruvost (b. 1966), fish collection manager, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris), for his support of the authors’ work
Dinematichthys Bleeker 1855 di-, two and nematos, thread, referring to ventral fins each reduced to a filament of two rays; ichthys, fish
Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides Bleeker 1855 –oides: having the form of, referring to its presumed relationship with the zoarcid genus Iluocoetes
Dinematichthys trilobatus Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 tri-, three; lobatus, lobed, referring to inner pseudoclasper with three lobes
Dipulus Waite 1905 etymology not explained, perhaps di-, two and pulus, a variant of phallus, referring to pair of very large pseudoclaspers, which are characteristic for the genus as diagnosed by Moller & Schwarzhans (2006), corresponding to the “very large transverse labia” described by Waite (Ronald Fricke, pers. comm.)
Dipulus caecus Waite 1905 blind, referring to its lack of external eyes
Dipulus hutchinsi Møller & Schwarzhans 2006 in honor of ichthyologist J. Barry Hutchins (b. 1946), Western Australian Museum, for his “many” great contributions to Australian ichthyology
Dipulus norfolkanus Machida 1993 –anus, belonging to: Norfolk Island, Australia, type locality
Eusurculus Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 eu-, good or real; surculus, sucker of a grapevine tendril, referring to functional analogy with pseudoclaspers and specific shape of inner pseudoclasper
Eusurculus andamanensis Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Andaman Islands, type locality
Eusurculus pistillum Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 diminutive of pistil, referring to sucker-disk shape of inner pseudoclasper, resembling the shape of a flower’s pistil
Eusurculus pristinus Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 ancient or original, referring to simpler pattern of inner pseudoclasper when compared to sucker-disk observed in both congeners
Gunterichthys Dawson 1966 in honor of marine biologist and fisheries scientist Gordon Gunter (1909-1998), Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA), which conducted larval-shrimp trawling expedition that collected G. longipenis; ichthys, fish
Gunterichthys bussingi Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 in honor of ichthyologist William Bussing (1933-2014), Universidad de Costa Rica, who kindly provided the authors with many specimens from Costa Rica and Isla de Coco
Gunterichthys coheni Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 in honor of Daniel M. Cohen (1930-2017), Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, whose many papers on dinematichthyine fishes have been of invaluable help to the authors
Gunterichthys longipenis Dawson 1966 longus, long; penis, copulatory organ, referring to “exceptional development of the male intromittent organ”
Lapitaichthys Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 Lapita, early indigenous pottery culture of Polynesia, discovered in New Caledonia, where genus appears to be endemic (name is based on local word xaapeta, meaning “dig a hole,” which was misheard and became lapita); ichthys, fish
Lapitaichthys frickei Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 in honor of Ronald Fricke (b. 1959), Curator of Fishes, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart (SMNS), for his many contributions to the fishes of the southwestern West Pacific and for making SMNS material available to the authors
Majungaichthys Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 Majunga (Mahajanga) province of Madagascar, where type locality is situated; ichthys, fish
Majungaichthys agalegae Schwarzhans & Møller 2011 named for the Agaléga Islands, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, where this species was first observed (also occurs in Nosy Mitsio Archipelago off northwestern Madagascar)
Majungaichthys simplex Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 simple, referring to simple pattern of the pseudoclaspers
Mascarenichthys Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 named for the Mascarene plate, where most of the specimens observed so far have been obtained; ichthys, fish
Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 in honor of ichthyologist Phillip C. Heemstra (1941-2019), South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, for his many contributions to the knowledge of fishes from south and east Africa
Mascarenichthys microphthalmus Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 micro-, small; ophthalmus, referring to its small eyes (0.8-1.2% SL)
Mascarenichthys remotus Schwarzhans & Møller 2011 far away or distant, referring to remote location of this endemic species, Rodrigues Islands in the southern Indian Ocean
Monothrix Ogilby 1897 mono-, one; thrix, hair, referring to single, filiform ventral-fin ray
Monothrix polylepis Ogilby 1897 poly, many; lepis, scale, referring to smaller (and therefore more numerous) scales compared to the similar Alionematichthys piger
Nielsenichthys Schwarzhans & Møller 2011 in honor of Jørgen G. Nielsen (b. 1932), Zoological Museum of Copenhagen, for his contributions to the biology and systematics of ophidiiform fishes; ichthys, fish
Nielsenichthys pullus Schwarzhans & Møller 2011 dark, referring to dark-brown color after a short period of preservation
Ogilbia Jordan & Evermann 1898 –ia, belonging to: “accomplished naturalist” James Douglas Ogilby (1853-1925), for his “excellent” work on the fishes of Australia
Ogilbia boehlkei Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 in honor of the late James E. Böhlke (1930-1982), Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, who collected holotype and most of the paratypes, for the “great significance of his many publications on Bahaman ichthyology which include descriptions of several bythitid taxa”
Ogilbia boydwalkeri Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 in honor of the late Boyd W. Walker (1917-2001), fisheries biologist, University of California, Los Angeles, who studied Ogilbia for many years
Ogilbia cayorum Evermann & Kendall 1898 –orum, belonging to: a cay (also spelled key, a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef), referring to type locality, Cayo Hueso, or Bone Key, original name of Key West, Florida
Ogilbia cocoensis Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, type locality
Ogilbia davidsmithi Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 in honor of ichthyologist David G. Smith, Smithsonian Institution, for his “great support” of the authors’ revision of the Dinematichthyini
Ogilbia deroyi (Poll & van Mol 1966) in honor of Andre De Roy, commercial fisherman and shell collector at Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, type locality, who helped collect and/or provide type material
Ogilbia galapagosensis (Poll & Leleup 1965) –ensis, suffix denoting place: Galápagos Islands, where it appears to be endemic
Ogilbia jeffwilliamsi Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 in honor of ichthyologist Jeffrey T. Williams, Smithsonian Institution, who has provided many specimens from the Caribbean Sea, including a photograph of this species
Ogilbia jewettae Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 in honor Susan Jewett (formerly Karnella, b. 1945), Collection Manager, Division of Fishes, Smithsonian Institution, for her “great support” of the authors’ revision of the Dinematichthyini
Ogilbia mccoskeri Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 in honor of John E. McCosker (b.1945), California Academy of Sciences, who collected type
Ogilbia nigromarginata Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 nigro, black; marginata, margined, referring to black margins on vertical fins
Ogilbia nudiceps Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 nudus, bare or naked; ceps, head, referring to scaleless head
Ogilbia robertsoni Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 in honor of ichthyologist David Ross Robertson (b. 1946), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, who collected type specimens and deposited them at the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen
Ogilbia sabaji Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 in honor of Mark Sabaj Pérez (b. 1969), Collection Manager, Ichthyology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, who invited the authors to examine the large collection of American Dinematichthyini in Philadelphia
Ogilbia sedorae Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 in honor of Allegra Noelle Sedor, whose 1985 M. Sc. thesis provided much new insight to the phylogenetic implications of the male copulatory organ of dinematichthyine fishes
Ogilbia suarezae Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 in honor of Susan S. Suarez (b. 1949), Cornell University, for her “careful” 1975 study of the reproductive biology of O. cayorum
Ogilbia tyleri Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005 in honor of ichthyologist James C. Tyler (b. 1935), Smithsonian Institution, who collected most of the type material
Ogilbia ventralis (Gill 1863) ventral, presumably referring to its filamentous ventral fins
Ogilbichthys Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 Ogilbia, referring to its general resemblance to that genus; ichthys, fish
Ogilbichthys ferocis Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 fearsome, referring to fang-like teeth on middle dentary, which give it a “ferocious expression”
Ogilbichthys haitiensis Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Haiti, type locality
Ogilbichthys kakuki Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 in honor of Brian Kakuk, Diving Safety Officer, Caribbean Marine Research Center, Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas, who kindly presented a newly-caught specimen
Ogilbichthys longimanus Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 longus, long; manus, hand, referring to long pectoral fins, longer than in any other American dinematichthyid
Ogilbichthys microphthalmus Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 micro-, small; ophthalmus, eye, referring to its minute eyes
Ogilbichthys puertoricoensis Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Puerto Rico, type locality
Ogilbichthys tobagoensis Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Tobago, type locality
Paradiancistrus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 para-, near, referring to its most similar genus, Diancistrus
Paradiancistrus acutirostris Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 acutus, sharp; rostris, snout, referring to its sharp, pointed snout
Paradiancistrus christmasensis Schwarzhans & Møller 2011 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Christmas Island, eastern Indian Ocean, type locality
Paradiancistrus cuyoensis Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 –ensis, Cuyo Islands, northeast of Palawan, Philippines, type locality
Paradiancistrus lombokensis Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 –ensis, suffix denoting place: western shore of Lombok Island, Indonesia, type locality
Porocephalichthys Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 porus, pore and cephalus, head, referring to many pores on head; ichthys, fish
Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus (Cohen & Hutchins 1982) dasys, hairy or shaggy; rhynchus, snout, referring to prominent cirri on snout
Pseudogilbia Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2004 pseudo-, false, i.e., although this genus may resemble Ogilbia, such an appearance is false
Pseudogilbia australis Bauer, Schwarzhans, Moura, Nunes & Mincarone 2021 southern, the only dinematichthyid reported in the South Atlantic
Pseudogilbia sanblasensis Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen ensis, suffix denoting place: San Blas Archipelago, Caribbean Panama, type locality
Typhlias Hubbs 1938 derived from typhlos, blind, referring to its total lack of eyes [Typhliasina Whitley 1951 is an unneeded replacement]
Typhlias pearsei Hubbs 1938 in honor of animal ecologist Arthur Sperry Pearse (1877-1956), who collected type
Ungusurculus Schwarzhans & Møller 2007ungulus, claw; surculus, sucker of a grapevine tendril, referring to functional analogy with the pseudoclaspers and specific shape of inner pseudoclasper
Ungusurculus collettei Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 in honor of Bruce B. Collette (b. 1934), Director, National Marine Fisheries Service Systematics Laboratory, who collected type, for his many contributions to ichthyology
Ungusurculus komodoensis Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Komodo Island between Flores and Sumbawa, Indonesia, type locality
Ungusurculus philippinensis Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 –ensis, suffix denoting place: referring to its distribution along the Philippine Islands
Ungusurculus riauensis Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Riau Archipelago, where most of the investigated specimens were obtained
Ungusurculus sundaensis Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 –ensis, suffix denoting place: Sunda Arch of Indonesia, where all investigated specimens were obtained
Ungusurculus williamsi Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 in honor of ichthyologist Jeffrey T. Williams, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, who collected type, for his contribution to the knowledge of the fishes of the Philippines
Zephyrichthys Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 zephyrus, west wind, referring to distribution along west Australian coast; ichthys, fish
Zephyrichthys barryi Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 in honor of ichthyologist J. Barry Hutchins (b. 1946), Western Australian Museum (WAM), for many contributions to the fishes of Australia and his support in making material from the WAM collection available to the authors