Littoral cusk

Littoral cusk
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Ophidiiformes
Family:Bythitidae
Subfamily:Brosmophycinae
Tribe:Dinematichthyini
Genus:Monothrix
Species: M. polylepis
Binomial name
Monothrix polylepis

The Littoral cusk (Monothrix polylepis) 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.

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