Taiwan coral-brotula
The Taiwan coral-brotula (Brotulinella taiwanensis) is a species of viviparous brotula, the only known member of its genus, found mostly in the surge zone of the waters around Taiwan and the Philippines where it lives amongst rocks. This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.
| Taiwan coral-brotula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Brotulinella |
| Species: | B. taiwanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brotulinella taiwanensis Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Brotulinella taiwanensis" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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