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Spinyhead cusk

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Spinyhead cusk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Hastatobythites
Species:
H. arafurensis
Binomial name
Hastatobythites arafurensis
Machida, 1997

The spinyhead cusk (Hastatobythites arafurensis) is a species of viviparous brotula found in the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs from the Arafura Sea to New South Wales, Australia. It is found at depths of from 146 to 850 metres (479 to 2,789 ft). This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hastatobythites arafurensis". FishBase. June 2012 version.