Bythitidae

Microbrotula rubra

Microbrotula rubra

Translucent red body

• Tropical
• Island endemic
• Island endemic species
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Tropical fish

Microbrotula rubra, also called the red viviparous brotula, is a species of viviparous brotula endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The red brotula is translucent red in life and grows to a length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) SL. It is the type species of the genus Microbrotula.