Bicolored Aphionid

Barathronus bicolor

Bythitid Fish beneath the Atlantic Ocean

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Compressed cross-section
Small

Barathronus is a genus of deep-sea fish that are placed in the family Aphyonidae (blind cusk eels) or family Bythitidae (brotulas), depending on the source.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Barathronus
Water type: Marine