Brachionichthys Bleeker 1855 (anglerfish)

Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Brachionichthyidae

Parent taxon: Brachionichthyidae according to G. Carnevale and T. W. Pietsch 2010

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Histionotophorus, Orrichthys, Sympterichthys

Subtaxa: Brachionichthys australis Brachionichthys hirsutus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Brachionichthys in the database

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