Kumba Marshall, 1973

Iwamoto, Tomio, Nakayama, Naohide, Shao, Kwang-Tsao & Table, Hsuan-Ching Ho, 2015, Synopsis of the Grenadier Fishes (Gadiformes; Teleostei) of Taiwan, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 62 (3), pp. 31-126 : 79

Genus Kumba Marshall, 1973

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES.— BR 7; anus in middle 1 ⁄ 3 of space between A and V, usually closer to the latter. Luminescent organ with one gland and lens immediately anterior to anus. Most dorsal surface of snout and almost entire ventral surfaces of snout, suborbital, and lower jaw naked. No terminal or lateral snout scute. V 8–12; GR-I (inner) 10–14 total. (After Iwamoto and Sazonov 1994.)

REMARKS.— The genus was revised by Iwamoto and Sazonov (1994) to include nine species, two of which were described as new. The species are known from few and widely scattered specimens. Three species are recorded from Taiwan, two of these were newly recorded from the area by Shao et al. (2008).