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Bythitidae

False cusk

Parabrotula plagiophthalma

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Small
Maximum length
5.4 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: most of the known specimens from the area (Ref. 36126 ). Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea, one specimen 0°42'S, 7°E (Ref. 10800 ). Southeast Atlantic: off East London, South Africa. Western Pacific: Japan and Australia (Ref. 11228 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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