Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Microbrotula andersoni
[Anderson's viviparous brotula]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Microbrotula bentleyi
[Many-ray cusk]

No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL

Microbrotula geraldalleni
[]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Microbrotula greenfieldi
[]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Microbrotula hamata
[]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Microbrotula punicea
[]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Microbrotula queenslandica
[Queensland cusk]

Photo by FAO

Microbrotula rubra
[]

8 Species of Family Bythitidae with Genus Microbrotula
(Viviparous brotulas)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
2011	Microbrotula andersoni	Anderson's viviparous brotula	Eastern Indian Ocean, Chr	5.2 SL
2005	Microbrotula bentleyi	Many-ray cusk	Indo-Pacific	4.1 SL
2012	Microbrotula geraldalleni		Western Pacific	4.1 SL
2007	Microbrotula greenfieldi		Western Central Pacific	3.1 SL
2011	Microbrotula hamata		Western Pacific	3.4 SL
2007	Microbrotula punicea		Southwestern Pacific
2005	Microbrotula queenslandica	Queensland cusk	Southwestern Pacific	3.1 SL
1953	Microbrotula rubra		Endemic to Hawaii.

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: OphidiiformesFamily: Bythitidae Viviparous brotulasSubfamily: BythitinaeGenus: Microbrotula(See list of species below)

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

(See list of species below)