Brachionichthys
| Brachionichthys Temporal range: Eocene to Present | |
|---|---|
| Brachionichthys hirsutus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Brachionichthyidae |
| Genus: | Brachionichthys Bleeker, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Chironectes hirsutus, (same as Lophius hirsutus Lacépède, 1804) Bleeker, 1855 | |
| Species | |
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Brachionichythys is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Brachionichthyidae, the handfishes. These fishes are confined to the southeastern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific Ocean off Australia.