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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae Viviparous brotulas
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Bythites

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3 species (see list below)

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Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 14.6 cm NG
 
Bythites fuscus
[Arctic brotula]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
 
Bythites gerdae
[]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Bythites islandicus Nielsen & Cohen, 1973

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Bythites islandicus
[]
3 Species of Family Bythitidae with Genus Bythites
(Viviparous brotulas)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1837 Bythites fuscus Arctic brotula Northwest Atlantic 14.6 NG
1973 Bythites gerdae Western Central Atlantic
1973 Bythites islandicus Northeast Atlantic 9 TL



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