Brotulotaenia brevicauda
| Brotulotaenia brevicauda | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Genus: | Brotulotaenia |
| Species: | B. brevicauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Brotulotaenia brevicauda Cohen, 1974 | |
Brotulotaenia brevicauda is a benthopelagic marine fish species in the family Ophidiidae. It is primarily found in the Atlantic Ocean but can also be found in the Indian, where is lives in deep water and grows up to 32cm in length.[1][2][3][4]
Distribution and habitat
In the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, B. brevicauda is known from the waters near Portugal, as well as one record from an area northwest of Spain[5] as well as near the Azores.[6] In the Western Atlantic, it has been found near Bermuda, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean sea, has may rarely appear near the Flemish Cap region. [4] B. brevicauda is also found in both the eastern and western Indian Oceans. [3]
See also
References
- ↑ Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Brotulotaenia brevicauda" in FishBase. december 2012 version.
- 1 2 Bañón, R., E. Rodríguez-Marín and M. Covelo, 1999. New northern limit for the distribution of Brotulotaenia brevicauda (Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae) and Pseudoscopelus scriptus (Perciformes, Chiasmodontidae) in the Atlantic. Cybium 23(2):189-194.
- 1 2 Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO.
- ↑ Ramos, M. (ed.). 2010. IBERFAUNA. The Iberian Fauna Databank - disponível online em http://iberfauna.mncn.csic.es/
- ↑ Borges, P.A.V., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Parente, M., Raposeiro, P., Rodrigues, P., Santos, R.S., Silva, L., Vieira, P. & Vieira, V. (Eds.) (2010). A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. Princípia, Oeiras, 432 pp.
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