| Brotula | |
|---|---|
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| Bearded brotula (B. barbata) | |
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| Goatsbeard brotula (B. multibarbata) | |
Scientific 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]
There are currently six recognized species in this genus: [2]
Fiordichthys is a genus of viviparous brotula native to the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Lucifuga is a genus of viviparous brotulas. Most of the species are native to caves and sinkholes in Cuba and the Bahamas; L. inopinata from deep water off the Galápagos Islands is the only exception. The four species rated by the IUCN are all considered vulnerable. The largest species in the genus reaches about 15 cm (5.9 in) in length.
Ogilbia is a genus of viviparous brotulas. The generic name honours the Australian naturalist James Douglas Ogilby (1853-1925), for his contribution to the knowledge of the fishes of Australia.
Bellottia is a genus of viviparous brotulas which is found in the subtropical waters of the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Indo-Pacific.
Didymothallus is a genus of viviparous brotulas found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
Diplacanthopoma is a genus of viviparous brotulas.
Hephthocara is a small genus of Indo-Pacific viviparous brotula.
Microbrotula is a genus of viviparous brotulas.
Onuxodon is an Indo-Pacific genus of pearlfishes from the family Carapidae. The generic name is derived from the Greek onyx meaning "claw" and odon meaning "tooth", referring to the sharp fang like teeth of Onuxodon parvibrachium. Species in this genus are distributed from South Africa to Hawaii. They live commensally with molluscs. The three currently recognized species are:
Brotulotaenia is a genus of cusk-eels. It is the only genus in the subfamily Brotulotaeniinae.
Dicrolene is a genus of cusk-eels.
Glyptophidium is a genus of cusk-eels.
Hoplobrotula is a genus of cusk-eels.
Lamprogrammus is a genus of cusk-eels.
Neobythites is a genus of cusk-eels.
Otophidium is a genus of cusk-eels, part of the subfamily Ophidiinae in the family Ophidiidae. They are found in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific.
Parophidion is a genus of cusk-eels found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Petrotyx is a genus of reef-dwelling cusk-eels.
Spectrunculus is a genus of cusk-eels found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Ophidioidei is one of two suborders in the order Ophidiiformes, the cusk eels, viviparous brotulas and pearlfishes. The main distinction from the suborder Bythitoidei is that the Ophidioidei are oviparous, other features include having a caudal fin which is joined to both the anal fin and the dorsal fin forming an even combined fin which tapers to a point, a lack of an external intromittent organ in males and the anterior nostril is placed high above the mouth.
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