Brotula multibarbata

Brotula barbata, commonly known as the goatsbeard brotula, is a species of cusk-eels in the genus Brotula.[1] It lives in the Indo-Pacific, in depths of up to 300 meters. It is dark brown with a submarginal black band and narrow white border on the dorsal and anal fins versus greenish to orange brown with orange-bordered dorsal and anal fins, and it grows up to be around 100 centimeters. It has a carnivorous diet, and it is oviparous.[2]

Brotula multibarbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Brotula
Species:
B. multibarbata
Binomial name
Brotula multibarbata
Synonyms
  • Brotula burbonensis Kaup, 1858
  • Brotula ensiformis Günther, 1862
  • Brotula multicirrata Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
  • Brotula japonica Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887
  • Brotula ferruginosus (Tickell, 1888)
  • Brotula marginalis Jenkins, 1901
  • Brotula formosae Jordan & Evermann, 1902
  • Brotula muelleri Günther, 1909
  • Brotula jayakari Günther, 1909
  • Brotula palmietensis J.L.B. Smith, 1935

References
  1. Hoover, John P. (2008). The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals. Mutual Publishing. ISBN 978-1-56647-887-8.
  2. Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO.
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