Shaggy cusk

Shaggy cusk
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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, Western 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. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T158624A5242377.en.

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[IUCN-1] Møller, P.R. (2010). "Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T158624A115302270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T158624A5242377.en.