The Gibberichthyidae, also known as gibberfishes, are a small

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beryciform The Beryciformes are a poorly-understood order of carnivorous ray-finned fishes consisting of 7 families, 30 genera, and 161 species. They feed on small fish and invertebrates. Beyond this, little is known about the biology of most member specie ...

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, containing a single

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, ''Gibberichthys'' (from the

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''gibba'', "humpbacked" and the

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''ichthys'', "fish"), and two

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. Found in the tropical western

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, western

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, and western and southwestern

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s at depths of about 400–1,000 m, gibberfishes are of no economic importance. The maximum recorded size for either species is

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Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''

Gibberichthys latifrons The Gibberichthyidae, also known as gibberfishes, are a small family of deep sea beryciform ray-finned fish, containing a single genus, ''Gibberichthys'' (from the Latin ''gibba'', "humpbacked" and the Greek ''ichthys'', "fish"), and two species. ...

'' (

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, 1969) * ''

Gibberichthys pumilus The Gibberichthyidae, also known as gibberfishes, are a small family of deep sea beryciform ray-finned fish, containing a single genus, ''Gibberichthys'' (from the Latin ''gibba'', "humpbacked" and the Greek ''ichthys'', "fish"), and two species. ...

'' A. E. Parr, 1933 (Gibberfish) (formerly known as ''Kasidoron edom'' Robins & De Sylva, 1965)

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q136773 Beryciformes Gibberfish1

Gibberfish found in Cozumel

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