Fish of the Parophidion genus of the subfamily Ophidiinae of the Ophidiidae (brotulas, or cusk-eels) family of the Ophidiiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Parophidion vassali. Photo by © Jaime E. Rodríguez. flickr.com/photos/112260846@N06)
Parophidion vassali was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845).
It inhabits the depths of up to 200 meters. It prefers to swim at the rocky, sandy, and silty bottom. The maximum recorded length is 25 cm. It feeds on annelids, crustaceans, and small fish.
(Parophidion vassali. Photo by © Peter Wirtz. fishbase.org)
It’s a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea. It’s a rare species.
Names of Parophidion vassali in other languages as follows:
Njemjekrori (Albanian), Χιλάρι (Hiljari) (Greek), Doncella roja (Spanish), Galletto rosso (Italian), Rotflossen-Bartmännchen (German), Nibywyślizg (Polish), Huj mrki, Huj mrkan (Serbian, Croatian), Rdečkasti huj (Slovenian), Sarıkayış balığı (Turkish), Donzelle à nageoires rouges (French).