Brotulinella taiwanensis
| Brotulinella taiwanensis | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Brotulinella Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 |
| Species: | B. taiwanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brotulinella taiwanensis Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 | |
Brotulinella taiwanensis, the Taiwan coral-brotula, is a species of viviparous brotula, the only known member of its genus, found mostly in the surge zone of the waters around Taiwan and the Philippines where it lives amongst rocks. This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Brotulinella taiwanensis" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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