| Brosmophycini | |
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| Grey Brotula (Bidenichthys consobrinus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Brosmophycinae |
| Tribe: | Brosmophycini Gill, 1862 |
Brosmophycini is a tribe of viviparous brotula, one of two tribes in the subfamily Brosmophycinae. They are distinguished from the other brosmophycin tribe, the Dinematichthyini, by having a male intromittent organ which has no ossified parts, a scale-covered body and well developed gill rakers.[1]
- ^ Daniel M. Cohen & Jørgen G. Nielsen (1978). Guide to the Identification of Genera of the Fish Order Ophidiiformes With a Tentative Classification of the Order (PDF). NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular. Vol. 417. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service.