{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Williams, A. |year=2020 |title=''Hastatobythites arafurensis'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T135442491A137454536 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T135442491A137454536.en |access-date=20 April 2025}}</ref> | taxon = Hastatobythites arafurensis | display_parents = 3 | authority = Machida, 1997 }}
The '''spinyhead cusk''' ('''''Hastatobythites arafurensis''''') is a species of viviparous brotula found in the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs from the Arafura Sea to New South Wales, Australia. It is found at depths of from {{convert|146|to|850|m|ft}}. This species grows to a length of {{convert|9|cm|in}} SL.
==References== * {{FishBase |genus= Hastatobythites|species= arafurensis| month = June | year = 2012}} {{Reflist}}
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Category:Bythitidae Category:Fish described in 1997
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