Black brotula

Black brotula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Stygnobrotula
Species:
S. latebricola
Binomial name
Stygnobrotula latebricola
Synonyms[2]

Eutyx tumidirostris Boeseman, 1960

The black brotula (Stygnobrotula latebricola), also known as 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 southwards 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.[2]

  1. ^ Nielsen, J.G. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Stygnobrotula latebricola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155148A115277285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155148A4729565.en.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stygnobrotula latebricola". FishBase. June 2012 version.