Microbrotula

Microbrotula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Bythitidae
Subfamily:	Bythitinae
Genus:	Microbrotula Gosline, 1953
Type species
Microbrotula rubra Gosline 1953[1]

Microbrotula is a genus of viviparous brotulas.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[2][3]

• Microbrotula andersoni Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2011
• Microbrotula bentleyi M. E. Anderson, 2005 (Many-ray cusk)
• Microbrotula geraldalleni Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2012[3]
• Microbrotula greenfieldi M. E. Anderson, 2007
• Microbrotula hamata Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2011
• Microbrotula punicea M. E. Anderson, 2007
• Microbrotula queenslandica M. E. Anderson, 2005 (Queensland cusk)
• Microbrotula rubra Gosline, 1953

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Microbrotula". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Microbrotula". FishBase. June 2012 version.
3. Schwarzhans, W. & Nielsen, J.G. (2012): A new species of the Genus Microbrotula (Teleostei: Bythitidae) from Cenderawasih Bay, New Guinea, Indonesia. Zootaxa, 3583: 71–76.