Holcomycteronus | |
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Holcomycteronus brucei | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Ophidiidae |
Genus: |
Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899 |
Synonyms | |
Grimaldichthys |
Grimaldichthys
Holcomycteronus is a genus of cusk-eels. It includes Holcomycteronus profundissimus, long thought to be the deepest-living fish in the world's oceans.
There are currently six recognized species in this genus. Many were formerly considered species of Neobythites or Grimaldichthys.