Brotula | |
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Bearded brotula (B. barbata) | |
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
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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]