The Red brotula (Brosmophycis marginata) is a species of viviparous brotula found along the North American Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. This fish is often displayed in public aquariums. This species grows to a length of 46 centimetres (18 in) TL. The red brotula is the only known member of its genus.
Red brotula | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Subfamily: | Brosmophycinae |
Tribe: | Brosmophycini |
Genus: | Brosmophycis T. N. Gill, 1861 |
Species: | B. marginata
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Binomial name | |
Brosmophycis marginata (Ayres, 1854)
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Synonyms | |
Brosmius marginatus Ayres, 1854 |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brosmophycis marginata". FishBase. June 2012 version.