Black brotula
(Redirected from Stygnobrotula latebricola)
| Black brotula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Bythitinae |
| Genus: | Stygnobrotula |
| Species: | S. latebricola
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| Binomial name | |
| Stygnobrotula latebricola J. E. Böhlke, 1957
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Eutyx tumidirostris Boeseman, 1960 | |
The black brotula (Stygnobrotula latebricola), also known as the black widow, is a species of viviparous brotula found in reefs of the western Atlantic Ocean where it occurs from the Bahamas in the north southwards to Brazil. This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nielsen, J.G. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Stygnobrotula latebricola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155148A115277285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155148A4729565.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stygnobrotula latebricola". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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