Brosmophycis marginata | |
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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: |
Brosmophycis T. N. Gill, 1861 |
Species: | B. marginata |
Binomial name | |
Brosmophycis marginata (Ayres, 1854) |
Brosmophycis marginata, the Red brotula, is a species of viviparous brotula found along the North American Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. This fish is often displayed in public aquariums. This species grows to a length of 46 centimetres (18 in) TL. The red brotula is the only known member of its genus.