Biology:Parabrotulidae
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Short description: Family of fishes
| Parabrotulidae | |
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| False Cusk (Parabrotula plagiophthalmus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Suborder: | Bythitoidei |
| Family: | Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968[1] |
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Leucobrotula | |
The Parabrotulidae, the false brotulas, are a small family of bathypelagic cusk eels that currently contains two genera. The species in this family are known from the northwest Pacific Ocean and the northeast Atlantic Ocean. Small fishes of less than 6 cm (2.4 in), they are not of any economic importance.[2]
References
- ↑ "Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2015. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10314.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Parabrotulidae" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q145769 entry
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