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Cherublemma

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Cherublemma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Ophidiinae
Genus: Cherublemma
Trotter, 1890
Species:
C. emmelas
Binomial name
Cherublemma emmelas
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptophidium emmelas Gilbert, 1890
  • Brotuloides emmelas (Gilbert, 1890)
  • Cherublemma lelepris Trotter, 1926

Cherublemma emmelas, the black brotula, is a species of cusk-eel found along the Pacific coast of Central and South America from Baja California to Chile. It occurs at depths of from 102 to 740 metres (335 to 2,428 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cherublemma emmelas". FishBase. June 2012 version.