Shaggy cusk
Shaggy cusk | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Subfamily: | Brosmophycinae |
Tribe: | Dinematichthyini |
Genus: | Porocephalichthys |
Species: | P. dasyrhynchus |
Binomial name | |
Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus (Cohen & Hutchins, 1982) | |
Synonyms | |
Dinematichthys dasyrhynchus Cohen & Hutchins, 1982 |
The Shaggy cusk (Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus) is a species of viviparous brotula found in reefs around Rottnest Island, Australia. This species grows to a length of 13.6 centimetres (5.4 in) SL. This is the only known species in its genus. This species, while uncommon, is not considered to be at any risk.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- ↑ Møller, P.R. (2010). "Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T158624A115302270. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
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