Barbed brotula

The barbed brotula (Selachophidium guentheri) is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans off of the southern coast of Africa where it is found at depths of from 200 to 980 metres (660 to 3,220 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

Barbed brotula

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Selachophidium
Species:
S. guentheri
Binomial name
Selachophidium guentheri
Gilchrist, 1903

References

  1. Knudsen, S. (2015). "Selachophidium guentheri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T60484408A60799945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60484408A60799945.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Selachophidium guentheri" in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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