''Benthodesmus'' is a

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of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven

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in this genus,Animal Diversity UMich.edu
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Microgadus tomcod ''Microgadus tomcod'' Walbaum. — Poulamon atlantique, Petit poisson des chenaux, poulamon, petite morue, loche. — (Atlantic tomcod, Tomcod, Frostfish, Tommycod), is a type of cod found in North American coastal waters from the Gulf of St. L ...

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Lepidopus caudatus The silver scabbardfish (''Lepidopus caudatus''), also known as the frostfish or beltfish is a benthopelagic cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found throughout the temperate seas of the world. It grows to over in length. Behaviour ''Le ...

'' also known as frostfish.

Species

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lists the following species: * ''

Benthodesmus elongatus ''Benthodesmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with ''Microgadus tomcod'' and ''Lepidopus caudatus'' also known as frost ...

'', Clarke, 1879 (Elongate frostfish) * '' Benthodesmus macrophthalmus'', Parin & Becker, 1970 (Bigeye frostfish) * '' Benthodesmus neglectus'', Parin, 1976 (Neglected frostfish) * ''

Benthodesmus oligoradiatus ''Benthodesmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with ''Microgadus tomcod'' and ''Lepidopus caudatus'' also known as fros ...

'', Parin & Becker, 1970 (Sparse-rayed frostfish) * ''

Benthodesmus pacificus The North Pacific frostfish, ''Benthodesmus pacificus'', is a cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found in the north Pacific Ocean between latitude In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate system, geographic coordinate that speci ...

'', Parin & Becker, 1970 (North Pacific frostfish) * '' Benthodesmus papua'', Parin, 1978 (Papuan frostfish) * '' Benthodesmus simonyi'',

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...

, 1891 (Simony's frostfish) * '' Benthodesmus suluensis'', Parin, 1976 (Philippine frostfish) * '' Benthodesmus tenuis'', Günther, 1877 (Slender frostfish) * '' Benthodesmus tuckeri'', Parin & Becker, 1970 (Tucker's frostfish) * ''

Benthodesmus vityazi ''Benthodesmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichiuridae. There are at least eleven species in this genus, which are known as frostfish. These are not to be confused with ''Microgadus tomcod'' and ''Lepidopus caudatus'' also known as fros ...

'', Parin & Becker, 1970 (Vityaz' frostfish)

References

*Denys W. Tucker B.Sc, F.Z.S. "The fishes of the genus Benthodesmus (Family Trichiuridae)". ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'': Volume 123, Issue 1, pages 171–195, May 1953. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1953.tb00163.x * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Trichiuridae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Tarleton Hoffman Bean Taxa named by George Brown Goode {{Scombroidei-stub