Slimy cuskeel | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Genus: |
Brosmophyciops L. P. Schultz, 1960 |
Species: | B. pautzkei |
Binomial name | |
Brosmophyciops pautzkei L. P. Schultz, 1960 |
The slimy cuskeel, Brosmophyciops pautzkei, is a species of viviparous brotulas found in tropical reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species grows to 7 cm (2.8 in) total length. This species is the only known member of its genus.