Pink brotula

Pink brotula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Brosmodorsalis
Paulin & C. D. Roberts, 1989
Species: B. persicinus
Binomial name
Brosmodorsalis persicinus
Paulin & C. D. Roberts, 1989

The pink brotula, Brosmodorsalis persicinus, is a species of viviparous brotula, the only member of the genus Brosmodorsalis. It is found along the northeast coast of the North Island of New Zealand from shallow depths to about 17 m. Their length is up to 6 cm.

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