Luciobrotula is a genus of cusk-eels. The larvae have an ovoid body, elongate anterior dorsal-fin ray, and long trailing fleshy filament[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Neobythitinae |
| Genus: | Luciobrotula H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Luciobrotula bartschi Smith & Radcliffe, 1913[1]
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Species
editThere are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Luciobrotula bartschi H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
- Luciobrotula brasiliensis J. G. Nielsen, 2009
- Luciobrotula coheni J. G. Nielsen, 2009
- Luciobrotula corethromycter Cohen, 1964
- Luciobrotula lineata (Gosline, 1954)
- Luciobrotula nolfi Cohen, 1981
- Luciobrotula polylepis Wong, Lee & Chen, 2021
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Luciobrotula". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Girard, Matthew G.; Mundy, Bruce C.; Nonaka, Ai; Johnson, G. David (2023-03-16). "Cusk-eel confusion: revisions of larval Luciobrotula and Pycnocraspedum and re-descriptions of two bythitid larvae (Ophidiiformes)". Ichthyological Research. doi:10.1007/s10228-023-00906-4. ISSN 1616-3915.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Luciobrotula". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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