Biology:Spinyhead cusk

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Short description: Species of fish

Spinyhead cusk
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Hastatobythites
Species:
H. arafurensis
Binomial name
Hastatobythites arafurensis
Machida, 1997

The spinyhead cusk (Hastatobythites arafurensis) is a species of viviparous brotula found in the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs from the Arafura Sea to New South Wales, Australia . It is found at depths of from 146 to 850 metres (479 to 2,789 ft). This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2324261 entry