Acarobythites

Acarobythites
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Acarobythites
Machida, 2000
Species: A. larsonae
Binomial name
Acarobythites larsonae
Machida, 2000

Acarobythites larsonae, Larson's cusk, is a species of viviparous brotula only known from reefs off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia. This species grows to a length of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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