Ogilbichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas found in the central-western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The generic name refers to the resemblance of these fish to those in the genus Ogilbia, a name honours the Australian naturalist James Douglas Ogilby (1853-1925), combined with ichthys which means "fish" in Greek.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
- Ogilbichthys ferocis <small>Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2004</small> (Ferocious coralbrotula)
- Ogilbichthys haitiensis <small>Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2004</small> (Haiti coralbrotula)
- Ogilbichthys kakuki <small>Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2004</small> (Kakuk's coralbrotula)
- Ogilbichthys longimanus <small>Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2004</small> (Long-finned coralbrotula)
- Ogilbichthys microphthalmus <small>Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2004</small> (Small-eyed coralbrotula)
- Ogilbichthys puertoricoensis <small>Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2004</small> (Puerto Rican coralbrotula)
- Ogilbichthys tobagoensis <small>Møller, Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2004</small> (Tobagonian coralbrotula)
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