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Bighead Brotula
Grammonus opisthodon
Grammonus opisthodon, the bighead brotula, is a species of fish known from South Africa.
From the article Grammonus opisthodon on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This fish has an eel-like body with a rounded head. It is dark brown in colour with small brown spots on the head. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are translucent and continuous with many fine rays. They have no spiny rays. The largest known specimen was 5 cm (2.0 in) long.
Range & habitat
This fish is known from two nearby sites off the coast of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. It has been found at a depth of 22 m (72 ft) at Port Alfred and the Storms River Mouth.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 609498.