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Grammonus nagaredai

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Grammonus nagaredai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Grammonus
Species:
G. nagaredai
Binomial name
Grammonus nagaredai
Randall and Hughes, 2009

Grammonus nagaredai, or the Nagareda's viviparous brotula, is a species of viviparous brotula found in the Hawaiian Islands where it occurs at depths of around 5 metres (16 ft) to 10 metres (33 ft).

Description

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Grammonus nagaredai is similar to Grammonus ater from the Mediterranean Sea, but it differs from that species in being more robust. The head and body are brown in life, while the sensory papillae tend to be white.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Randall, J.E., 2007. Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546.
  2. ^ Randall, J.E. and Hughes M.J., 2009. Grammonus nagaredai, a new viviparous marine fish (Ophidiiformes: Bythitidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science 63(1):137-146.