Parabrotula

Parabrotula
False Cusk (P. plagiophthalmus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Ophidiiformes
Suborder:Bythitoidei
Family:Parabrotulidae
Genus:Parabrotula
Zugmayer, 1911
Type species
Parabrotula plagiophthalmus
Zugmayer, 1911[1]

Parabrotula is a genus of false brotulas.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Parabrotula plagiophthalma Zugmayer, 1911 (False cusk)
  • Parabrotula tanseimaru Miya & J. G. Nielsen, 1991

Size

Max length : 5.4 cm[3]

Environment

Parabrotula live in deep marine climate water at a depth ranging from 0 – 3000 meters.[3]

Distribution

Most of the known species of Parabrotula are located in the Northeast Atlantic area. One specimen was found in the Eastern Atlantic Gulf of Guinea. Parabrotula were also said t have been found in the Southeast Atlantic off East London, South Africa.[3]

Short description

Parabrotula have between 37-41 dorsal soft rays and 34-38 anal soft rays. This species had a long, naked, compressed body with loose skin. Their skin is thin but not gelatinous. They also have a pointed snout with a large gill opening and their head and body is usually dark brown.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Parabrotula". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Parabrotula in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Garilao, Christina. "Parabrotula plagiophthalma, False cusk". Retrieved 26 December 2012.


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