Petrotyx
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Neobythitinae |
| Genus: | Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Petrotyx hopkinsi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903[1]
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Petrotyx is a genus of reef-dwelling cusk-eels.
Species[]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 (Velvetnose brotula)
- (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) (Redfin brotula)
References[]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Petrotyx". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Petrotyx in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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