Pink brotula
| Pink brotula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Brosmophycinae |
| Tribe: | Brosmophycini |
| Genus: | Brosmodorsalis |
| Species: | B. persicinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Brosmodorsalis persicinus Paulin & C. D. Roberts, 1989
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The pink brotula, Brosmodorsalis persicinus, is a species of viviparous brotula, the only member of the genus Brosmodorsalis. It is found along the northeast coast of the North Island of New Zealand from shallow depths to about 17 metres (56 ft). Their length is up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in).
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brosmodorsalis persicinus". FishBase. May 2006 version.
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