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.

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