Brotula (genus)

Brotula, also known as bearded cusk-eels, is a genus of ophidiiform fish. It is the only genus in the family Brotulidae, formerly considered a subfamily of Ophidiidae.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

• Brotula barbata <small>(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)</small> (Bearded brotula)
• Brotula clarkae <small>C. L. Hubbs, 1944</small> (Pacific bearded brotula)
• Brotula flaviviridis <small>D. W. Greenfield, 2005</small>
• Brotula multibarbata <small>Temminck & Schlegel, 1846</small> (Goatsbeard brotula)
• Brotula ordwayi <small>Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949</small> (Ordway's brotula)
• Brotula townsendi <small>Fowler, 1900</small> (Townsend's cusk eel)

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