The barbed brotula (Selachophidium guentheri) is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans off of the southern coast of Africa where it is found at depths of from 200 to 980 metres (660 to 3,220 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. This species is one of two member of its genus, the other being Selachophidium americanum.[2][3] The barbed brotula has been found to have an ossified swelling of bone in the back of the skull that is connected to the pectoral girdle, vertebral column, and gas bladder via soft tissue.[3]

Barbed brotula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Selachophidium
Species:
S. guentheri
Binomial name
Selachophidium guentheri
Gilchrist, 1903

References

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  1. ^ Knudsen, S. (2015). "Selachophidium guentheri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T60484408A60799945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60484408A60799945.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Selachophidium guentheri" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  3. ^ a b Girard, Matthew G.; Johnson, G. David (August 2024). "Novel neurocranial fenestrae and expansions in Monomitopus and Selachophidium (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with comments on the morphology, taxonomy, and evolution of the genera". Journal of Morphology. 285 (8). doi:10.1002/jmor.21753. ISSN 0362-2525.