Taiwan coral-brotula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Genus: | Brotulinella |
Species: | B. taiwanensis |
Binomial name | |
Brotulinella taiwanensis Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 |
The Taiwan coral-brotula (Brotulinella taiwanensis) is a species of viviparous brotula, the only known member of its genus, found mostly in the surge zone of the waters around Taiwan and the Philippines where it lives amongst rocks. This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brotulinella taiwanensis". FishBase. June 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Brotulinella taiwanensis |
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