Velvetnose brotula (Petrotyx hopkinsi)

Scientific name: Petrotyx hopkinsi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

Velvetnose brotula (Petrotyx hopkinsi)

The Velvetnose brotula (Petrotyx hopkinsi) is a marine fish of the family Ophidiidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California to the Galapagos.

Biology

Vertebrae: 12. Snout with numerous small, fleshy papillae; lips bearing series of dermal fringes; with small eye; posterior margin of preopercle skin-covered; spines absent from opercle and preopercle; upper margin of maxilla sheathed; developed gill rakers 3; single lateral line on body, no pores on head; median basibranchial tooth patch 1; branchiostegal rays 8 (Ref 34024).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Petrotyx hopkinsi
Family
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to the Galapagos.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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