Bidenichthys
# Bidenichthys

Bidenichthys is a genus of viviparous brotulas.

## Etymology

The genus is named after C. Leo Biden, who collected one of the type specimens of Bidenichthys capensis and donated many specimens to the South African Museum.

## Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

* Bidenichthys beeblebroxi Paulin, 1995: "Found in holes beneath rocks and boulders from the surface to 30 m around the North Island and northern part of South Island, New Zealand. Common."
* Bidenichthys capensis Barnard, 1934 (Freetail brotula): The type species for the genus; "intertidal in rocky tidepools from East London to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Uncommon."
* Bidenichthys consobrinus (F. W. Hutton, 1876) (Grey brotula): "Rocky areas at depths of 30 to 178 m off northern New Zealand. Rare."
* Bidenichthys okamotoi Møller, Schwarzhans, Lauridsen & Nielsen, 2021
