Red brotula

The Red brotula (Brosmophycis marginata) is a species of viviparous brotula found along the North American Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. This fish is often displayed in public aquariums. This species grows to a length of 46 centimetres (18 in) TL. The red brotula is the only known member of its genus.

Red brotula
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Bythitidae
Subfamily:	Brosmophycinae
Tribe:	Brosmophycini
Genus:	Brosmophycis T. N. Gill, 1861
Species:	B. marginata
Binomial name
Brosmophycis marginata (Ayres, 1854)
Synonyms
Brosmius marginatus Ayres, 1854