''Brotula'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

cusk-eel The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific name is from the Greek ''ophis'' meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. True eels, however, diverged from other ray- ...

s. It is the only genus is the subfamily Brotulinae.

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 ''Brotula barbata'', commonly known as the goatsbeard brotula, is a species of cusk-eel in the genus '' Brotula''. 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 borde ...

Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temmin ...

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, 1846 (Goatsbeard brotula) * ''

Brotula ordwayi Brotula is a name for several fishes and may refer to: *Bythitidae, a family of fishes also known as "viviparous brotulas" *Ophidiidae The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific ...

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& F. O. Barton, 1949 (Ordway's brotula) * ''

Brotula townsendi Brotula is a name for several fishes and may refer to: *Bythitidae, a family of fishes also known as "viviparous brotulas" *Ophidiidae The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific ...

'' Fowler, 1900 (Townsend's cusk eel)

References

Ophidiidae Perciformes genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier {{Ophidiidae-stub