Fleshfish

Fleshfish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Dermatopsis
Species: D. macrodon
Binomial name
Dermatopsis macrodon
J. D. Ogilby, 1896

The fleshfish (Dermatopsis macrodon) is a species of viviparous brotula found in reefs of southern Australia and around New Zealand. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.

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