<i>Bidenichthys okamotoi</i>, a New Species of the Bythitidae (Ophidiiformes, Teleostei) from the Koko Seamount, Central North Pacific by Peter R. Møller, Werner W. Schwarzhans, Henrik Lauridsen, Jørgen G. Nielsen

“…Following the synonymization of <i>Fiordichthys</i> Paulin, 1995, with <i>Bidenichthys</i> by Møller and Nielsen 2015 and of <i>Bidenichthys beeblebroxi</i> Paulin, 1995, with <i>Bidenichthys consobrinus</i> Hutton, 1876, the genus <i>Bidenichthys</i> now comprises five species: <i>B. capensis</i>, <i>B. consobrinus</i>, <i>B. okamotoi</i>, <i>B. paxtoni</i> and <i>B. slartibartfasti</i>. <i>Bidenichthys okamotoi</i> differs from its congeners in, e.g., the fewer precaudal vertebrae (12 vs. 13), more palatine teeth rows (4–6 vs. 2–3), shorter pelvic fins (12.1–13.4% vs. 14.4–21.0% SL), max size (187 vs. 147 mm SL) and the shape of the sulcus of the otolith. …”
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