Black brotula
| Black brotula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Bythitinae |
| Genus: | Stygnobrotula |
| Species: | S. latebricola |
| Binomial name | |
| Stygnobrotula latebricola J. E. Böhlke, 1957 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Eutyx tumidirostris Boeseman, 1960 | |
The black brotula (Stygnobrotula latebricola), also known as the black widow, is a species of viviparous brotula found in reefs of the western Atlantic Ocean where it occurs from the Bahamas in the north southwards to Brazil. This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.