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Ogilbia

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Ogilbia
Temporal range: Thanetian to Present[1]
Ogilbia sabaji
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Tribe: Dinematichthyini
Genus: Ogilbia
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Type species
Ogilbia cayorum
Evermann & Kendall 1898[2]

Ogilbia is a genus of viviparous brotulas. The generic name honours the Australian naturalist James Douglas Ogilby (1853-1925), for his contribution to the knowledge of the fishes of Australia.[3]

Species

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There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ogilbia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2017). "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families BYTHITIDAE, DINEMATICHTHYIDAE and PARABROTULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ogilbia". FishBase. June 2012 version.