| Brotula ordwayi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Genus: | Brotula |
| Species: | B. ordwayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Brotula ordwayi Hildebrand & Barton (1949) [2] | |
Brotula ordwayi is a species from the genus Brotula . The genus Brotula comes from the family Ophidiidae (cusk eels). Their body is a dark shade of green and brown spots. [3] Their fins are green with brown on the ends. [3] The eye color of the Brotula ordwayi is brown. [3] Their body has a length of about 20 inches (about 50 cm) and is not recorded to surpass this. [3]
The most recent research done on the Brotula ordwayi occurred in 1995 by Colombian researchers. Brotula ordwayi as a species has only been found in the Pacific ocean towards Costa Rica, Gorgona (Colombia) and Talara (Perú) and Mexico. [3] [4] It is often mistaken for the Brotula barbata (a.k.a. the bearded barbata).
