Brotula multibarbata

Brotula barbata, commonly known as the goatsbeard brotula, is a species of cusk-eels in the genus Brotula.[1] 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 border on the dorsal and anal fins versus greenish to orange brown with orange-bordered dorsal and anal fins, and it grows up to be around 100 centimeters. It has a carnivorous diet, and it is oviparous.[2]

Brotula multibarbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Ophidiidae
Genus:	Brotula
Species:	B. multibarbata
Binomial name
Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1847
Synonyms
Brotula burbonensis Kaup, 1858 Brotula ensiformis Günther, 1862 Brotula multicirrata Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 Brotula japonica Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887 Brotula ferruginosus (Tickell, 1888) Brotula marginalis Jenkins, 1901 Brotula formosae Jordan & Evermann, 1902 Brotula muelleri Günther, 1909 Brotula jayakari Günther, 1909 Brotula palmietensis J.L.B. Smith, 1935

References

1. Hoover, John P. (2008). The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals. Mutual Publishing. ISBN 978-1-56647-887-8.
2. Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO.