| 词条 | Brachionichthys |
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| image = CSIRO ScienceImage 10 The Endangered Spotted Handfish.jpg | image_caption = Brachionichthys hirsutus | fossil_range = {{fossilrange|55|0}} Eocene to Present[1] | taxon = Brachionichthys | authority = Bleeker, 1855 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 2, See text. }}Brachionichthys was, until recently, the only genus in the family Brachionichthyidae (commonly known as "handfishes"), but presently five genera are placed in this family of anglerfishes.[2] They use their pectoral fins to walk about on the sea floor. These highly modified fins have the appearance of hands, hence their scientific name, from Latin brachium meaning "arm" and Greek ichthys meaning "fish". The prehistoric species Histiontophorus bassani, from the Lutetian of Monte Bolca, is now considered to be a handfish, sometimes even being included in Brachionichthys. SpeciesThe currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
References1. ^{{cite journal |last=Sepkoski |first=Jack |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A compendium of fossil marine animal genera |journal=Bulletins of American Paleontology |volume=364 |issue= |pages=560 |publisher= |location= |year=2002 |url=http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class |doi= |id= |accessdate=01/08/08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220223520/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class |archivedate=2009-02-20 |df= }} 2. ^Last, P.R.; Gledhill, D.C. 2009: A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species. Zootaxa, 2252: 1-77. Abstract and excerpt PDF 3. ^{{FishBase genus | genus = Brachionichthys| month = April | year = 2012}} 4. ^{{cite journal | author = Last, Gledhill & Holmes | title = A new handfish, Brachionichthys australis sp. nov. (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with a redescription of the critically endangered spotted handfish, B. hirsutus (Lacepède) | date = 2007-12-19 | journal = Zootaxa | volume = 1666 |pages = 53–68 | url = http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01666p068f.pdf}} External links
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