Monothrix polylepis | |
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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: |
Monothrix J. D. Ogilby, 1897 |
Species: | M. polylepis |
Binomial name | |
Monothrix polylepis J. D. Ogilby, 1897 |
Monothrix polylepis, the Littoral cusk, is a species of viviparous brotula known from shallow reefs off the coast of eastern Australia. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. This is currently the only known species in its genus.