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Parabrotulidae

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Family of fishes

Parabrotulidae
False Cusk (Parabrotula plagiophthalmus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Suborder: Bythitoidei
Family: Parabrotulidae
Nielsen, 1968
Genera

Leucobrotula
Parabrotula

The Parabrotulidae, the false brotulas, are a small family of bathypelagic cusk eels that currently contains two genera. The species in this family are known from the northwest Pacific Ocean and the northeast Atlantic Ocean. Small fishes of less than 6 cm (2.4 in), they are not of any economic importance.

References

  1. Bailly N, ed. (2015). "Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Parabrotulidae". FishBase. June 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Parabrotulidae


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