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 (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)
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