''Ungusurculus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
viviparous brotula
The viviparous brotulas form a family, the Bythitidae, of ophidiiform fishes. They are known as viviparous brotulas as they generally bear live young, although there are indications that some species (at least '' Didymothallus criniceps'') do n ...
s found in the western
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...
.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''Ungusurculus collettei''
Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
* ''Ungusurculus komodoensis''
Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
* ''Ungusurculus philippinensis''
Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
* ''Ungusurculus riauensis''
Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
* ''Ungusurculus sundaensis''
Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
* ''Ungusurculus williamsi''
Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
References
Bythitidae
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