Luciobrotula bartschi Smith & Radcliffe 1913

This species is characterized by the following set of characters: a relatively long lateral line ending below dorsal fin rays 19-26; dorsal fin rays 87-94, anal fin rays 69-75, precaudal vertebrae 15-16, total vertebrae 53-55 and total number of rakers on anterior gill arch 15-17 (3 long and 12-14 plates); longest gill raker 2.2-2.7% SL and snout to end of lateral line 48.0-56% SL; interorbital pore 1 and occipital pores 4 (Ref. 83453).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 87 - 94; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 69 - 75; Vertebrae: 53 - 55

Benthopelagic at bathyal depth (Ref. 56809). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Shallowest depth range at about 250 m (Ref. 95664). Rare species (Ref. 34024). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).

fisheries: of no interest

主要分布於印度太平洋從東非，紅海的亞丁灣至夏威夷海域，臺灣則僅在東部海域有一筆記錄。

深海魚類，不具經濟價值。

體圓而延長，近尾部處則是逐漸側扁。吻端扁平不被鱗片。鰓蓋骨後方有一枚強棘，前鰓骨的下方則平滑。基鰓骨中央具一狹長形齒板，頭大，頭長約等於前肛長的一半。體被圓鱗。側線短且不完整，背部側線僅達肛門位置。第一鰓弓僅具3根發達的鰓耙。背鰭和臀鰭非常的長，後部軟條與尾鰭相連。背鰭鰭條數86-93，臀鰭鰭條數 66-75；腹鰭位於前鰓蓋下方，退化成2條延長絲狀鰭；胸鰭鰭條數25-26。體色多變，從淡褐色至深褐色都有。

為棲息於水深445-1185公尺深的深海魚類，生態習性所知甚少。

Luciobrotula bartschi is a species of fish in the family Ophidiidae.