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

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller
 
Mascarenichthys heemstrai
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Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Mascarenichthys microphthalmus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller
 
Mascarenichthys microphthalmus
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Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller

Southern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Mascarenichthys remotus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2011

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller
 
Mascarenichthys remotus
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3 Species of Family Bythitidae with Genus Mascarenichthys
(Viviparous brotulas)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2007 Mascarenichthys heemstrai Western Indian Ocean 5.1 SL
2007 Mascarenichthys microphthalmus Southeast Atlantic 4 SL
2011 Mascarenichthys remotus Southern Indian Ocean 3 SL



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