Fiordland brotula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Genus: | Fiordichthys Paulin, 1995 |
Species: | F. slartibartfasti |
Binomial name | |
Fiordichthys slartibartfasti Paulin, 1995 |
The Fiordland brotula, Fiordichthys slartibartfasti, is a rare viviparous brotula of the family Bythitidae, the only member of the genus Fiordichthys. It is found only in the Fiordland region of the South Island of New Zealand.