Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Ophidiidae | Phylum Chordata Order Ophidiiformes Rank Species | |
Genus Selachophidium
Gilchrist, 1903 People also search for Ophidiiformes, Pycnocraspedum | ||
Selachophidium guentheri, the barbed brotula, is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans off of the southern coast of Africa where it is found at depths of from 200 to 980 metres (660 to 3,220 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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