Brotula (genus)

Brotula
Bearded brotula (B. barbata)
Goatsbeard brotula (B. multibarbata)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Brotulinae
Swainson, 1838[1]
Genus: Brotula
G. Cuvier, 1829
Type species
Enchelyopus barbatus
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Species

6 species (see text)

Brotula is a genus of cusk-eels. It is the only genus in the subfamily Brotulinae.[2][3]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Brotula". FishBase. October 2023 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Brotula". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2024.


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