Selachophidium guentheri
| Selachophidium guentheri | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Genus: | Selachophidium Gilchrist, 1903 |
| Species: | S. guentheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Selachophidium guentheri Gilchrist, 1903 | |
Selachophidium guentheri, the barbed brotula, is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans off of the southern coast of Africa where it is found at depths of from 200 to 980 metres (660 to 3,220 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Selachophidium guentheri" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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