Littoral cusk

{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Williams, A. |year=2020 |title=''Monothrix polylepis'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T137575992A137580069 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T137575992A137580069.en |access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref> | taxon = Monothrix polylepis | display_parents = 3 | authority = J. D. Ogilby, 1897 }}

The '''Littoral cusk''' ('''''Monothrix polylepis''''') is a species of viviparous brotula known from shallow reefs off the coast of eastern Australia. This species grows to a length of {{convert|5|cm|in}} SL. This is currently the only known species in its genus.

==References== * {{FishBase species |genus= Monothrix|species= polylepis| month = June | year = 2012}} {{Reflist}}

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Category:Bythitidae Category:Fish described in 1897

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