Kingdom Animalia Family Bythitidae Rank Species | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Ophidiiformes | |
Genus Brosmophycis
T. N. Gill, 1861 Similar Ophidiiformes, Cataetyx, Chilara taylori, Brotula | ||
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.
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