Hoese's mudbrotula

Dermatopsis hoesei

Four Centimeters Dinematichthyid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

Hoese's mudbrotula is a marine fish of Western Pacific. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Dinematichthyidae
Genus: Dermatopsis
Maximum length: 4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: SE Australia, south of the Great Barrier Reef, chiefly along the shores of New South Wales.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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