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Littoral cusk

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Littoral cusk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monothrix polylepis". FishBase. June 2012 version.