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Bidenichthys capensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Bythitidae
Genus:	Bidenichthys
Species:	B. capensis
Binomial name
Bidenichthys capensis Barnard, 1934

Bidenichthys capensis, the freetail brotula, is an uncommon South African fish of the family Bythitidae. The species is found in intertidal zones and rocky tidepools ranging from East London to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. It grows up to 90 mm long TL.

References

1. ^ Fennessy, S.; Holleman, W.; Russell, B.; Maunde, C. (2020). "Bidenichthys capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T135439661A137454406. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T135439661A137454406.en. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bidenichthys capensis". FishBase. February 2024 version.
3. ^ Nielsen, J.G.; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard Robins (1999). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 18. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. Vol. 125/18. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 118. ISBN 92-5-104375-2.
4. Smith, JLB (2003). Smith, MM; Heemstra, PC (eds.). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Cape Town: Struik. p. 354. ISBN 978-1-86872-890-9.

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