Anderson's Mudbrotula
Dermatopsoides andersoni
- Group: Other
- Max size: 3.9 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This deep dwelling brotula gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs; one gravid female just fifty four millimetres long carried four well formed embryos. A small, soft bodied fish of about four centimetres, it lives down on the bottom off southern Africa.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Ophidiiformes › Dinematichthyidae › Dermatopsoides
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 279254.
FAQ
- Is the Anderson's Mudbrotula dangerous to divers?
- The Anderson's Mudbrotula is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Anderson's Mudbrotula get?
- The Anderson's Mudbrotula grows to about 3.9 cm.