Bighead brotula  (Grammonus opisthodon)

Taxonomy of Fishes

• Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->

  • Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
  • Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->

    • Perciformes - Perches->
    • Cypriniformes - Carps->
    • Esociformes - Pikes->
    • Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
    • Siluriformes - Catfishes->
    • Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
    • Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
    • Gadiformes - Cods->
    • Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
    • Clupeiformes - Herrings->
    • Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
    • Gobiiformes - Gobies->
    • Mugiliformes - Mullets->
    • Carangiformes - Jacks->
    • Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
    • Labriformes - Wrasses->
    • Scombriformes - Mackerels->
    • Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
    • Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
    • Aulopiformes - Grinners->
    • Blenniiformes - Blennies->
    • Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
    • Osmeriformes - Smelts->
    • Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
    • Cichliformes - Cichlids->
    • Characiformes - Characins->
    • Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
    • Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
    • Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
    • Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
    • Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
    • Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
    • Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
    • Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
    • Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
    • Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
    • Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
    • Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
    • Zeiformes - Dories->
    • Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
    • Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
    • Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
    • Lampriformes - Lamprids->
    • Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
    • Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
    • Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
    • Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
    • Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
    • Atheriniformes - Silversides->
    • Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
    • Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
    • Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
    • Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
    • Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
    • Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
    • Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
    • Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
    • Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
    • Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
    • Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
    • Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
    • Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->

      • Ophidiidae - Cusk-eels->
      • Aphyonidae - Blind cusk eels->
      • Bythitidae - Livebearing brotulas->

        • Acarobythites - Acarobythites->
        • Anacanthobythites - Anacanthobythites->
        • Aphyonus - Aphyonus->
        • Barathronus - Barathronus->
        • Bellottia - Bellottia->
        • Bidenichthys - Bidenichthys->
        • Brosmodorsalis - Brosmodorsalis->
        • Brosmophyciops - Brosmophyciops->
        • Brosmophycis - Brosmophycis->
        • Bythites - Bythites->
        • Calamopteryx - Calamopteryx->
        • Cataetyx - Cataetyx->
        • Diplacanthopoma - Diplacanthopoma->
        • Ematops - Ematops->
        • Grammonus - Grammonus->

          • Grammonus ater (Grammonus ater)
          • Reef-cave brotula (Grammonus claudei)
          • Purple brotula (Grammonus diagrammus)
          • Grammonus longhursti (Grammonus longhursti)
          • Grammonus minutus (Grammonus minutus)
          • Grammonus nagaredai (Grammonus nagaredai)
          • Bighead brotula (Grammonus opisthodon)
          • Grammonus robustus (Grammonus robustus)
          • Grammonus thielei (Grammonus thielei)
          • Grammonus waikiki (Grammonus waikiki)
          • Grammonus yunokawai (Grammonus yunokawai)
        • Hastatobythites - Hastatobythites->
        • Hephthocara - Hephthocara->
        • Leucobrotula - Leucobrotula->
        • Lucifuga - Lucifuga->
        • Majungaichthys - Majungaichthys->
        • Megacataetyx - Megacataetyx->
        • Melodichthys - Melodichthys->
        • Meteoria - Meteoria->
        • Microbrotula - Microbrotula->
        • Nybelinella - Nybelinella->
        • Parabrotula - Parabrotula->
        • Paraphyonus - Paraphyonus->
        • Parasaccogaster - Parasaccogaster->
        • Parasciadonus - Parasciadonus->
        • Petrotyx - Petrotyx->
        • Pseudonus - Pseudonus->
        • Saccogaster - Saccogaster->
        • Sciadonus - Sciadonus->
        • Stygnobrotula - Stygnobrotula->
        • Thalassobathia - Thalassobathia->
        • Thermichthys - Thermichthys->
        • Timorichthys - Timorichthys->
        • Tuamotuichthys - Tuamotuichthys->
      • Carapidae - Pearlfishes->
      • Dinematichthyidae - Viviparous brotula->
      • Parabrotulidae - False brotulas->
    • Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
    • Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
    • Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
    • Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
  • Cladistii - Bichirs->
  • Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
  • Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
  • Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
• Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
• Agnatha - Jawless fishes->