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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Brotulinae
Genus: Brotula

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7 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brotula barbata Bearded brotula Western Atlantic 94 TL 1801
Brotula clarkae Pacific bearded brotula Eastern Central Pacific 115 TL 1944
Brotula flaviviridis Western Pacific 15.1 SL 2005
Brotula multibarbata Goatsbeard brotula Indo-Pacific 100 TL 1846
Brotula ordwayi Ordway's brotula Southeast Pacific 75 TL 1949
Brotula phenax Western Central Pacific 2007
Brotula townsendi Townsend's cusk eel Pacific Ocean 75 TL 1900



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