Grammonus opisthodon

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Ophidiiformes
Family:Bythitidae
Grammonus opisthodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Grammonus
Species:
G. opisthodon
Binomial name
Grammonus opisthodon
Smith, 1934
Synonyms[1]
  • Grammonoides opisthodon (Smith, 1934)
  • Grammonous opisthodon Smith, 1934

Grammonus opisthodon, the bighead brotula, is a species of fish known from South Africa.

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.[2] They have no spiny rays.[3] The largest known specimen was 5 cm (2.0 in) long.[4]

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