Talismania (fish)

Talismania is a genus of slickheads.

Talismania
Longtail slickhead (Talismania longifilis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Alepocephaliformes
Family:	Alepocephalidae
Genus:	Talismania Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896
Type species
Bathytroctes homopterus Vaillant, 1888[1]
Synonyms[1]
Binghamia Parr, 1937 Binghamichthys Whitley, 1941 Nemabathytroctes Fowler, 1934

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Talismania antillarum (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (Antillean smooth-head)
• Talismania aphos (W. A. Bussing, 1965)
• Talismania bifurcata (A. E. Parr, 1951) (Threadfin slickhead)
• Talismania brachycephala Sazonov, 1981
• Talismania bussingi Sazonov, 1989
• Talismania filamentosa Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984
• Talismania homoptera (Vaillant, 1888) (Hairfin smooth-head)
• Talismania kotlyari Sazonov & Ivanov, 1980
• Talismania longifilis (A. B. Brauer, 1902) (Longtail slickhead)
• Talismania mekistonema Sulak, 1975 (Threadfin smooth-head)
• Talismania okinawensis Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984