Stygnobrotula latebricola
| Stygnobrotula latebricola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Stygnobrotula J. E. Böhlke, 1957 |
| Species: | S. latebricola |
| Binomial name | |
| Stygnobrotula latebricola J. E. Böhlke, 1957 | |
Stygnobrotula latebricola, the Black widow, is a species of viviparous brotula found in reefs of the western Atlantic Ocean where it occurs from the Bahamas in the north south to Brazil. This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Stygnobrotula latebricola" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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