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Red Brotula
Brosmophycis marginata
Bythitidae · saltwater water fish
1 minute read · Species guide
About Red Brotula
The Red brotula (Brosmophycis marginata) is a species of viviparous brotula found along the North American Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. This fish is often displayed in public aquariums. This species grows to a length of 46 centimetres (18 in) TL. The red brotula is the only known member of its genus.
Range
Where it lives
0%
76.9%of mapped records
Share of records by state
Habitat
Water and movement
- Water
- WoRMS records this species in the sea.
Classification
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Superclass
- Actinopterygii
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Bythitidae
- Genus
- Brosmophycis
- Species
- Brosmophycis marginata
- ITIS TSN
- 164809
- WoRMS AphiaID
- 280000
- GBIF key
- 2346159
- Outside the US
- ITIS also files it in Canada, Mexico.
Common questions about Red Brotula
What is the scientific name of Red Brotula?
The scientific name is Brosmophycis marginata, in the family Bythitidae. Classification follows ITIS.
Does Red Brotula live in fresh water or salt water?
WoRMS records this species in the sea.
Where has Red Brotula been recorded in the United States?
GBIF has observations in 4 states, with the most records in California, Washington, Oregon. The map shows observation records, which do not establish the complete natural range.