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Petrotyx sanguineus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928)

Redfin brotula
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Bahamas country information

Common names: Redfin brotula
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from various localities on the Great Bahama Bank (Ref. 5521). Most common Bahaman brotula (Ref. 34024). Also Ref. 7251.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bf.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/bahamas-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology:   More on authors: Meek & Hildebrand.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 15 m (Ref. 34024).   Tropical

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