Brosmophycis marginata
| Brosmophycis marginata | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Brosmophycis T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Species: | B. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Brosmophycis marginata (Ayres, 1854) | |
Brosmophycis marginata, the Red brotula, 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.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Brosmophycis marginata" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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