Monothrix polylepis

Monothrix polylepis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Monothrix
J. D. Ogilby, 1897
Species: M. polylepis
Binomial name
Monothrix polylepis
J. D. Ogilby, 1897

Monothrix polylepis, the Littoral cusk, is a species of viviparous brotula known from shallow reefs off the coast of eastern Australia. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. This is currently the only known species in its genus.

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