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Grey brotula

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Grey brotula
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
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B. consobrinus
Binomial name
Bidenichthys consobrinus
(F. W. Hutton, 1876)
Synonyms

Dinematichthys consobrinus[1]
Monothrix consobrinus[2]

The grey brotula[3] or orange cuskeel[4] (Bidenichthys consobrinus) is a species of viviparous brotula found around northern New Zealand. A rare species that inhabits rocky areas at 30–178 m depth.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Synonyms of Grey Brotula (Bidenichthys consobrinus)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. ^ Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Vol. 24–28. Auckland Institute and Museum. 1987. p. 244.
  3. ^ "Common Names for Brelich's Snub-nosed Monkey (Pygathrix brelichi)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  4. ^ Ayling, Tony; Cox, Geoffrey J. (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Collins. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-00-216987-5.
  5. ^ Nielsen, JG; Cohen, DM; Markle, DF; Robins, CR (1999). FAO species catalog, Volume 18: Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes) (PDF). Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 118. Retrieved 20 December 2013.