Diplophos
| Diplophos | |
|---|---|
| Pacific Portholefish (D. taenia) | |
| Rebains' Portholefish (D. rebainsi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Diplophidae |
| Genus: | Diplophos Günther, 1873 |
Diplophos is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Diplophidae, commonly known as portholefish. They were formerly placed in the bristlemouth family Gonostomatidae.[1]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Diplophos australis Ozawa, Oda & T. Ida, 1990
- Diplophos orientalis Matsubara, 1940
- Diplophos pacificus Günther, 1889
- Diplophos rebainsi G. Krefft & Parin, 1972 (Rebains' portholefish)
- Diplophos taenia Günther, 1873 (Pacific portholefish)
References
- ^ Chang, Solomon; Heiple, Zach; Hays, Delson; Melendez-Vazquez, Fernando; Lee, Casey; Frable, Benjamin W.; Pogonoski, John; Martinez, Christopher M.; Betancur-R, Ricardo; Arcila, Dahiana (2025-10-21). "Genome-wide phylogeny reshapes our understanding of the evolution of deep-sea dragonfishes, bristlemouths, viperfishes, and allies (Stomiiformes)". BMC Ecology and Evolution. 25 (1): 111. Bibcode:2025BMCEE..25..111C. doi:10.1186/s12862-025-02453-0. ISSN 2730-7182. PMC 12542184. PMID 41120872.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Diplophos". FishBase. February 2012 version.