Arctic brotula

Bythites fuscus

Hunting prey five hundred meters beneath Arctic waters

Brown
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Polar regions
Small

Arctic brotula is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: Hunting prey five hundred meters beneath Arctic waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Bythites
Maximum length: 14.6 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northwest Atlantic: restricted to Arctic Canada and adjacent Greenland waters.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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