Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Bythitidae | Phylum Chordata Order Ophidiiformes Rank Species | |
Genus Monothrix
J. D. Ogilby, 1897 Similar Mexican blind brot, Brotula, Ophidiiformes, Cusk‑eels | ||
Monothrix polylepis, the Littoral cusk, is a species of viviparous brotula known from shallow reefs off the coast of eastern Australia. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. This is currently the only known species in its genus.
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