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Bythites fuscus Reinhardt, 1837

Arctic brotula
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Canada country information

Common names: Arctic brotula, Donzelle arctique
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist, 2018
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Newly reported in the country (Ref. 58426).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Bythites: Greek, bythitis, -idos = from the bottom of the sea (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 526 - 531 m (Ref. 58426).   Deep-water; 70°N - 60°N, 63°W - 25°W

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