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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Brotulinae
Genus: Brotula

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 94 cm TL
Brotula barbata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Brotula barbata
[Bearded brotula]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Brotula clarkae Hubbs, 1944

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Brotula clarkae
[Pacific bearded brotula]
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Western Pacific
Max. Length 15.1 cm SL
 
Brotula flaviviridis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Brotula multibarbata
[Goatsbeard brotula]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Brotula ordwayi Hildebrand & Barton, 1949

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Brotula ordwayi
[Ordway's brotula]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Brotula townsendi Fowler, 1900

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Brotula townsendi
[Townsend's cusk eel]
6 Species of Family Ophidiidae with Genus Brotula
(Cusk-eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1801 Brotula barbata Bearded brotula Western Atlantic 94 TL
1944 Brotula clarkae Pacific bearded brotula Eastern Central Pacific 115 TL
2005 Brotula flaviviridis Western Pacific 15.1 SL
1846 Brotula multibarbata Goatsbeard brotula Indo-Pacific 100 TL
1949 Brotula ordwayi Ordway's brotula Southeast Pacific 75 TL
1900 Brotula townsendi Townsend's cusk eel Pacific Ocean 75 TL



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