| Citation | Anderson, M.E., 2005, Three new species of Microbrotula (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes: Bythitidae) from the Indo-West Pacific.. Zootaxa 1006:33-42. |
| Ref. | 54832 Anderson, M.E., 2005 |
| Page | 38;fig.2 |
| Named Used as Valid | Microbrotula polyactis |
| Comment | max length (male & female): depth range |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Southern Philippines (southern Philippines: Negros Island, off Bais and Cebu Island, Caceres Reef) to northern Cape York Peninsula, Australia, in reef areas to 37 m; Indonesia (Ambon Island and Sulawesi Island at Manado). |
| Quote | 4 cm SL, 2.9 cm SL; 0-37 m; |