Hastatobythites arafurensis

Hastatobythites arafurensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Hastatobythites
Machida, 1997
Species: H. arafurensis
Binomial name
Hastatobythites arafurensis
Machida, 1997

Hastatobythites arafurensis, the Spinyhead cusk, is a species of viviparous brotula found in the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs from the Arafura Sea to New South Wales, Australia. It is found at depths of from 146 to 850 metres (479 to 2,789 ft). This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.

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