Brosmophyciops pautzkei

      Brosmophyciops pautzkei
      Conservation status
      Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
      Scientific classification
      Kingdom: Animalia
      Phylum: Chordata
      Class: Actinopterygii
      Order: Ophidiiformes
      Family: Bythitidae
      Genus: Brosmophyciops
      L. P. Schultz, 1960
      Species: B. pautzkei
      Binomial name
      Brosmophyciops pautzkei
      L. P. Schultz, 1960

      Brosmophyciops pautzkei, the Slimy cuskeel, is a species of viviparous brotula found in tropical reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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      Last modified on 22 March 2013, at 19:26