Biology:Black brotula

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Black brotula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Stygnobrotula
Species:
S. latebricola
Binomial name
Stygnobrotula latebricola
J. E. Böhlke, 1957
Synonyms[2]

Eutyx tumidirostris Boeseman, 1960

The black brotula (Stygnobrotula latebricola), also known as the black widow, is a species of viviparous brotula found in reefs of the western Atlantic Ocean where it occurs from the Bahamas in the north southwards to Brazil . This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Nielsen, J.G. (2010). "Stygnobrotula latebricola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T155148A115277285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155148A4729565.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/155148/115277285. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Stygnobrotula latebricola" in FishBase. June 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3021563 entry