Brotula (genus)
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| Bearded brotula (B. barbata) | |
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| Goatsbeard brotula (B. multibarbata) | |
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| Genus: | Brotula G. Cuvier, 1829
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Brotula is a genus of cusk-eels.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Brotula barbata (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Bearded brotula)
- Brotula clarkae C. L. Hubbs, 1944 (Pacific bearded brotula)
- Brotula flaviviridis D. W. Greenfield, 2005
- Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 (Goatsbeard brotula)
- Brotula ordwayi Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949 (Ordway's brotula)
- Brotula townsendi Fowler, 1900 (Townsend's cusk eel)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Brotula". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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