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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae Viviparous brotulas
Subfamily: Brosmophycinae
Genus: Dermatopsoides

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by P.R. Møller & W. Schwarzhans

South Atlantic
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Dermatopsoides andersoni Møller & Schwarzhans, 2006

Photo by P.R. Møller & W. Schwarzhans
 
Dermatopsoides andersoni
[Anderson's mudbrotula]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Dermatopsoides kasougae (Smith, 1943)

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Dermatopsoides kasougae
[Orange brotula]

Photo by P.R. Møller & W. Schwarzhans

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Dermatopsoides morrisonae Møller & Schwarzhans, 2006

Photo by P.R. Møller & W. Schwarzhans
 
Dermatopsoides morrisonae
[Morrison's mudbrotula]

Photo by P.R. Møller & W. Schwarzhans

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
Dermatopsoides talboti Cohen, 1966

Photo by P.R. Møller & W. Schwarzhans
 
Dermatopsoides talboti
[Lesser orange brotula]
4 Species of Family Bythitidae with Genus Dermatopsoides
(Viviparous brotulas)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2006 Dermatopsoides andersoni Anderson's mudbrotula South Atlantic 5.4 SL
1943 Dermatopsoides kasougae Orange brotula Southeast Atlantic 6.5 TL
2006 Dermatopsoides morrisonae Morrison's mudbrotula Eastern Indian Ocean 2.9 SL
1966 Dermatopsoides talboti Lesser orange brotula Southeast Atlantic 5.7 TL



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