Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Bythitidae Livebearing brotulas



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Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
 
Acarobythites larsonae
[Larson's cusk]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
 
Anacanthobythites platycephalus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Anacanthobythites tasmaniensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Aphyonus gelatinosus Günther, 1878

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Aphyonus gelatinosus
[Gelatinous blindfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Barathronus affinis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Barathronus algrahami
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Barathronus bicolor Goode & Bean, 1886

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Barathronus bicolor
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Barathronus bruuni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Barathronus diaphanus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Barathronus linsi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Barathronus maculatus Shcherbachev, 1976

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Barathronus maculatus
[Spotted gelatinous cusk]
No picture found
 
Barathronus multidens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Barathronus pacificus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Barathronus parfaiti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Barathronus roulei
[]

Photo by Stergiou, K.I. / Scott, P.J.B.

Mediterranean Sea and sub
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Bellottia apoda Giglioli, 1883

Photo by Photo by Stergiou, K.I. / Scott, P.J.B.
 
Bellottia apoda
[]

Photo by Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Central Pacific

Bellottia armiger (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)

Photo by Photo by Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Bellottia armiger
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Bellottia cryptica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Bellottia galatheae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Bellottia robusta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm TL
 
Bidenichthys beeblebroxi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Bidenichthys capensis Barnard, 1934

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Bidenichthys capensis
[Freetail brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Bidenichthys consobrinus
[Grey brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Bidenichthys paxtoni
[Baldhead cusk]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
Bidenichthys slartibartfasti (Paulin, 1995)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bidenichthys slartibartfasti
[]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Brosmodorsalis persicinus Paulin & Roberts, 1989

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Brosmodorsalis persicinus
[Pink brotula]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Brosmophyciops pautzkei Schultz, 1960

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Brosmophyciops pautzkei
[Slimy cuskeel]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Brosmophycis marginata (Ayres, 1854)

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Brosmophycis marginata
[Red brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.6 cm NG
 
Bythites fuscus
[Arctic brotula]
No picture found
 
Bythites gerdae
[]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Bythites islandicus Nielsen & Cohen, 1973

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Bythites islandicus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Calamopteryx goslinei Böhlke & Cohen, 1966

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Calamopteryx goslinei
[Longarm brotula]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Southeast Pacific

Calamopteryx jeb Cohen, 1973

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Calamopteryx jeb
[]
No picture found
 
Calamopteryx robinsorum
[Teacher brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Cataetyx alleni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Cataetyx bruuni
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Cataetyx chthamalorhynchus Cohen, 1981

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Cataetyx chthamalorhynchus
[]
No picture found
 
Cataetyx hawaiiensis
[]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed, 1927

Photo by Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Cataetyx laticeps
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Cataetyx lepidogenys (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Cataetyx lepidogenys
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 27.6 cm SL
 
Cataetyx messieri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Cataetyx nielseni
[Nielsen's catetyx]
No picture found

Max. Length 57 cm SL
 
Cataetyx platyrhynchus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.7 cm TL
 
Cataetyx rubrirostris
[Rubynose brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 63.2 cm TL
 
Cataetyx simus
[]
No picture found
 
Diplacanthopoma alcockii
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Diplacanthopoma brachysoma Günther, 1887

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Diplacanthopoma brachysoma
[]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Diplacanthopoma brunneum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Diplacanthopoma brunneum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Diplacanthopoma japonicum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 44.7 cm TL
 
Diplacanthopoma jordani
[]
No picture found
 
Diplacanthopoma kreffti
[Deepbody cusk]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Diplacanthopoma nigripinnis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Diplacanthopoma nigripinnis
[]
No picture found
 
Diplacanthopoma raniceps
[]
No picture found
 
Diplacanthopoma riversandersoni
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
Ematops randalli (Cohen & Wourms, 1976)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ematops randalli
[Randall's viviparous brotula]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Grammonus ater (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Grammonus ater
[]

Photo by Charteris, M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Grammonus claudei (Torre y Huerta, 1930)

Photo by Photo by Charteris, M.
 
Grammonus claudei
[Reef-cave brotula]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20.3 cm TL
Grammonus diagrammus (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Grammonus diagrammus
[Purple brotula]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
Grammonus longhursti (Cohen, 1964)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Grammonus longhursti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Grammonus minutus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific
Max. Length 106 cm SL
Grammonus nagaredai Randall & Hughes, 2008

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Grammonus nagaredai
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Grammonus opisthodon Smith, 1934

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Grammonus opisthodon
[Bighead brotula]

Photo by Okamoto, M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Grammonus robustus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by Photo by Okamoto, M.
 
Grammonus robustus
[]

Photo by Thiele, W.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Grammonus thielei Nielsen & Cohen, 2004

Photo by Photo by Thiele, W.
 
Grammonus thielei
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
Grammonus waikiki (Cohen, 1964)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Grammonus waikiki
[]

Photo by Yunokawa, K.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
Grammonus yunokawai Nielsen, 2007

Photo by Photo by Yunokawa, K.
 
Grammonus yunokawai
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Hastatobythites arafurensis Machida, 1997

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Hastatobythites arafurensis
[Spinyhead cusk]
No picture found
 
Hephthocara crassiceps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.5 cm TL
 
Hephthocara simum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm NG
 
Leucobrotula adipata
[]

Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.

Central America
Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
Lucifuga dentata Poey, 1858

Photo by Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.
 
Lucifuga dentata
[Toothed Cuban cusk-eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Lucifuga gibarensis
[Gibara cave brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Lucifuga inopinata
[]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
Lucifuga lucayana Møller, Schwarzhans, Iliffe & Nielsen, 2006

Photo by Photo by Møller, P.R.
 
Lucifuga lucayana
[Lucaya cavebrotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Lucifuga simile
[]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Lucifuga spelaeotes Cohen & Robins, 1970

Photo by Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Lucifuga spelaeotes
[New Providence cusk-eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Lucifuga subterranea
[Cuban cusk-eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
 
Lucifuga teresinarum
[]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Majungaichthys agalegae Schwarzhans & Møller, 2011

Photo by Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller
 
Majungaichthys agalegae
[]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Majungaichthys simplex Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007

Photo by Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller
 
Majungaichthys simplex
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Megacataetyx niki (Cohen, 1981)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Megacataetyx niki
[]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
Melodichthys hadrocephalus Nielsen & Cohen, 1986

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Melodichthys hadrocephalus
[]

Photo by FAO

Northeastern Atlantic.
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Meteoria erythrops Nielsen, 1969

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Meteoria erythrops
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Meteoria longidorsalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Meteoria pauciradiatus
[]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Eastern Indian Ocean, Chr
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
Microbrotula andersoni Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2011

Photo by Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen
 
Microbrotula andersoni
[Anderson's viviparous brotula]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Microbrotula bentleyi Anderson, 2005

Photo by Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen
 
Microbrotula bentleyi
[Many-ray cusk]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Microbrotula geraldalleni
[]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Microbrotula greenfieldi Anderson, 2007

Photo by Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen
 
Microbrotula greenfieldi
[]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Microbrotula hamata Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2011

Photo by Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen
 
Microbrotula hamata
[]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Southwestern Pacific

Microbrotula punicea Anderson, 2007

Photo by Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen
 
Microbrotula punicea
[]

Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Microbrotula queenslandica Anderson, 2005

Photo by Photo by W. Schwarzhans & J.G. Nielsen
 
Microbrotula queenslandica
[Queensland cusk]

Photo by FAO

Endemic to Hawaii.

Microbrotula rubra Gosline, 1953

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Microbrotula rubra
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Nybelinella brevianalis
[]
No picture found
 
Nybelinella brevidorsalis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Nybelinella erikssoni (Nybelin, 1957)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nybelinella erikssoni
[]

Photo by SFSA

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Parabrotula plagiophthalma Zugmayer, 1911

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Parabrotula plagiophthalma
[False cusk]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
 
Parabrotula tanseimaru
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
 
Paraphyonus bolini
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Paraphyonus brevidorsalis (Nielsen, 1969)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Paraphyonus brevidorsalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Paraphyonus iselini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Paraphyonus merretti
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

West and East Central Atl
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Paraphyonus rassi (Nielsen, 1975)

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Paraphyonus rassi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Paraphyonus solomonensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Parasaccogaster melanomycter
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.2 cm
 
Parasaccogaster normae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Parasaccogaster rhamphidognatha
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific

Parasciadonus brevibrachium Nielsen, 1984

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Parasciadonus brevibrachium
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Petrotyx hopkinsi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Petrotyx hopkinsi
[Velvetnose brotula]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Petrotyx sanguineus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Petrotyx sanguineus
[Redfin brotula]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
Pseudonus acutus Garman, 1899

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Pseudonus acutus
[]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
Pseudonus squamiceps (Lloyd, 1907)

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Pseudonus squamiceps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Saccogaster brayae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
 
Saccogaster hawaii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Saccogaster horrida
[]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
Saccogaster maculata Alcock, 1889

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Saccogaster maculata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
 
Saccogaster nikoliviae
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Saccogaster parva Cohen & Nielsen, 1972

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Saccogaster parva
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Saccogaster staigeri
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Saccogaster tuberculata (Chan, 1966)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Saccogaster tuberculata
[Bagbelly cusk]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Sciadonus cryptophthalmus
[]
No picture found
 
Sciadonus jonassoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Sciadonus longiventralis
[]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic, North
Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
Sciadonus pedicellaris Garman, 1899

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Sciadonus pedicellaris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Sciadonus robinsorum
[]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Stygnobrotula latebricola Böhlke, 1957

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Stygnobrotula latebricola
[Black brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm NG
 
Thalassobathia nelsoni
[]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
Thalassobathia pelagica Cohen, 1963

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Thalassobathia pelagica
[]

Photo by Dykman, L.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 30.4 cm NG
Thermichthys hollisi (Cohen, Rosenblatt & Moser, 1990)

Photo by Photo by Dykman, L.
 
Thermichthys hollisi
[]

Photo by Okamoto, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
Timorichthys angustus Nielsen, Okamoto & Schwarzhans, 2013

Photo by Photo by Okamoto, M.
 
Timorichthys angustus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Timorichthys disjunctus
[]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Southern Pacific
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
Tuamotuichthys bispinosus Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004

Photo by Photo by Møller, P.R.
 
Tuamotuichthys bispinosus
[Two-spined slopebrotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Tuamotuichthys marshallensis
[Marshall slopebrotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Tuamotuichthys schwarzhansi
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acarobythites larsonae Larson's cusk Western Central Pacific 2.5 SL 2000
Anacanthobythites platycephalus Eastern Indian Ocean 10.7 SL 2008
Anacanthobythites tasmaniensis Eastern Indian Ocean 5.3 SL 2008
Aphyonus gelatinosus Gelatinous blindfish Indo-West Pacific 15 SL 1878
Barathronus affinis Western Central Indian Oc 4.7 SL 1906
Barathronus algrahami Indo-West Pacific 20 SL 2019
Barathronus bicolor Western Central Atlantic 14 SL 1886
Barathronus bruuni Southwest Indian Ocean. H 3.9 SL 1969
Barathronus diaphanus Indo-West Pacific 10.1 SL 1906
Barathronus linsi Southwest Atlantic 10.1 SL 2015
Barathronus maculatus Spotted gelatinous cusk Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1976
Barathronus multidens Northwest and Eastern Cen 1984
Barathronus pacificus Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 12.8 SL 1974
Barathronus parfaiti Northeast Atlantic 10 SL 1888
Barathronus roulei Northeast Atlantic 10 SL 2019
Bellottia apoda Mediterranean Sea and sub 6.5 SL 1883
Bellottia armiger Western Central Pacific 1913
Bellottia cryptica Atlantic Ocean 4.2 SL 2009
Bellottia galatheae Western Pacific 5.1 SL 2008
Bellottia robusta Atlantic Ocean 8.2 SL 2009
Bidenichthys beeblebroxi Southwest Pacific 8.2 TL 1995
Bidenichthys capensis Freetail brotula Southeast Atlantic 9 TL 1934
Bidenichthys consobrinus Grey brotula Southwest Pacific 16 TL 1876
Bidenichthys paxtoni Baldhead cusk Southwest Pacific 7.4 SL 1986
Bidenichthys slartibartfasti Southwest Pacific 11.1 SL 1995
Brosmodorsalis persicinus Pink brotula Southwest Pacific 6 TL 1989
Brosmophyciops pautzkei Slimy cuskeel Indo-Pacific 7.5 TL 1960
Brosmophycis marginata Red brotula Eastern Pacific 46 TL 1854
Bythites fuscus Arctic brotula Northwest Atlantic 14.6 NG 1837
Bythites gerdae Western Central Atlantic 1973
Bythites islandicus Northeast Atlantic 9 TL 1973
Calamopteryx goslinei Longarm brotula Western Central Atlantic 6.4 SL 1966
Calamopteryx jeb Southeast Pacific 1973
Calamopteryx robinsorum Teacher brotula Western Central Atlantic. 1973
Cataetyx alleni Eastern Atlantic 12 TL 1906
Cataetyx bruuni Eastern Atlantic 10 TL 1963
Cataetyx chthamalorhynchus Southeast Atlantic 36 TL 1981
Cataetyx hawaiiensis Eastern Central Pacific 1954
Cataetyx laticeps Eastern Atlantic 65 TL 1927
Cataetyx lepidogenys Western Pacific 13 SL 1913
Cataetyx messieri Southeast Pacific and Sou 27.6 SL 1878
Cataetyx nielseni Nielsen's catetyx Southwest Pacific 18 TL 2005
Cataetyx platyrhynchus Northwest Pacific 57 SL 1984
Cataetyx rubrirostris Rubynose brotula Eastern Pacific 15.7 TL 1890
Cataetyx simus Eastern Pacific 63.2 TL 1899
Diplacanthopoma alcockii Eastern Indian Ocean 1896
Diplacanthopoma brachysoma Western Atlantic 10.2 SL 1887
Diplacanthopoma brunneum Western Central Pacific 45 TL 1913
Diplacanthopoma japonicum Northwest Pacific 40 SL 1887
Diplacanthopoma jordani Eastern Pacific. 44.7 TL 1899
Diplacanthopoma kreffti Deepbody cusk Eastern Indian Ocean 2002
Diplacanthopoma nigripinnis Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1924
Diplacanthopoma raniceps Indian Ocean 1898
Diplacanthopoma riversandersoni Western Indian Ocean 1895
Ematops randalli Randall's viviparous brotula Indo-Pacific Ocean 4.2 SL 1976
Grammonus ater Eastern Atlantic 12 SL 1810
Grammonus claudei Reef-cave brotula Western Atlantic 10 TL 1930
Grammonus diagrammus Purple brotula Eastern Pacific 20.3 TL 1903
Grammonus longhursti Eastern Atlantic 10.6 SL 1964
Grammonus minutus Pacific Ocean 5.5 SL 2010
Grammonus nagaredai Pacific 106 SL 2008
Grammonus opisthodon Bighead brotula Southeast Atlantic 5 TL 1934
Grammonus robustus Indo-West Pacific 21 SL 1913
Grammonus thielei Western Pacific 18 TL 2004
Grammonus waikiki Eastern Central Pacific 5.2 TL 1964
Grammonus yunokawai Northwest Pacific 9.8 SL 2007
Hastatobythites arafurensis Spinyhead cusk Western Pacific 9 SL 1997
Hephthocara crassiceps Western Central Pacific 1913
Hephthocara simum Eastern Indian Ocean 21.5 TL 1892
Leucobrotula adipata Northeast Atlantic 4.5 NG 1952
Lucifuga dentata Toothed Cuban cusk-eel Central America 15.2 SL 1858
Lucifuga gibarensis Gibara cave brotula North America 8.9 SL 2020
Lucifuga inopinata Southeast Pacific 10.1 SL 1998
Lucifuga lucayana Lucaya cavebrotula Western Atlantic 9.9 SL 2006
Lucifuga simile Central America 8.8 SL 1981
Lucifuga spelaeotes New Providence cusk-eel Western Central Atlantic 10.9 SL 1970
Lucifuga subterranea Cuban cusk-eel Central America 9.4 SL 1858
Lucifuga teresinarum Central America 8.3 SL 1988
Majungaichthys agalegae Western Indian Ocean 4 SL 2011
Majungaichthys simplex Western Indian Ocean 4 SL 2007
Megacataetyx niki Southeast Atlantic 64 TL 1981
Melodichthys hadrocephalus Northeast Atlantic 9.7 SL 1986
Meteoria erythrops Northeastern Atlantic. 7.5 SL 1969
Meteoria longidorsalis Atlantic Ocean 7.5 SL 2016
Meteoria pauciradiatus Western Pacific 4.6 SL 1997
Microbrotula andersoni Anderson's viviparous brotula Eastern Indian Ocean, Chr 5.2 SL 2011
Microbrotula bentleyi Many-ray cusk Indo-Pacific 4.1 SL 2005
Microbrotula geraldalleni Western Pacific 4.1 SL 2012
Microbrotula greenfieldi Western Central Pacific 3.1 SL 2007
Microbrotula hamata Western Pacific 3.4 SL 2011
Microbrotula punicea Southwestern Pacific 2007
Microbrotula queenslandica Queensland cusk Southwestern Pacific 3.1 SL 2005
Microbrotula rubra Endemic to Hawaii. 1953
Nybelinella brevianalis Eastern Central Atlantic 6.2 SL 2017
Nybelinella brevidorsalis Eastern Indian Ocean. Hig 1976
Nybelinella erikssoni Eastern Atlantic 8 TL 1957
Parabrotula plagiophthalma False cusk Northeast Atlantic 5.4 SL 1911
Parabrotula tanseimaru Northwest Pacific 5.0 SL 1991
Paraphyonus bolini Indo-West Pacific 15.5 SL 1974
Paraphyonus brevidorsalis Western Indian Ocean 7.1 SL 1969
Paraphyonus iselini Western Central Atlantic 11.8 SL 2015
Paraphyonus merretti Eastern Central Atlantic 12.5 SL 2015
Paraphyonus rassi West and East Central Atl 10.9 SL 1975
Paraphyonus solomonensis Western Pacific 10 SL 2008
Parasaccogaster melanomycter Western Central Atlantic 6.6 SL 1981
Parasaccogaster normae Southeast Pacific 14.2 1972
Parasaccogaster rhamphidognatha Western Central Atlantic 6 SL 1987
Parasciadonus brevibrachium Western Central Pacific 1984
Petrotyx hopkinsi Velvetnose brotula Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1903
Petrotyx sanguineus Redfin brotula Western Atlantic 13 TL 1928
Pseudonus acutus Eastern Central Pacific 12.1 SL 1899
Pseudonus squamiceps Indo-West Pacific 11.6 SL 1907
Saccogaster brayae Eastern Indian Ocean 3.6 SL 2012
Saccogaster hawaii Eastern Central Pacific 6.9 SL 1972
Saccogaster horrida Eastern Indian Ocean. Au 5.9 SL 2012
Saccogaster maculata Indian Ocean 8.7 SL 1889
Saccogaster nikoliviae Eastern Indian Ocean 6.9 SL 2012
Saccogaster parva Southwest Atlantic 5.8 SL 1972
Saccogaster staigeri Western Central Atlantic 9.3 SL 1972
Saccogaster tuberculata Bagbelly cusk Indo-Pacific 16 SL 1966
Sciadonus cryptophthalmus ################ 10 SL 1911
Sciadonus jonassoni Eastern Atlantic 1957
Sciadonus longiventralis Southwest Pacific 7 SL 2018
Sciadonus pedicellaris Northeast Atlantic, North 12.6 SL 1899
Sciadonus robinsorum Southwest Atlantic 4.7 SL 2018
Stygnobrotula latebricola Black brotula Western Atlantic 7.5 TL 1957
Thalassobathia nelsoni Southeast Pacific 19 NG 1974
Thalassobathia pelagica Eastern Atlantic 22.1 SL 1963
Thermichthys hollisi Southeast Pacific 30.4 NG 1990
Timorichthys angustus Northwest Pacific 5.2 SL 2013
Timorichthys disjunctus Eastern Indian Ocean 3.9 SL 2011
Tuamotuichthys bispinosus Two-spined slopebrotula Southern Pacific 8.8 SL 2004
Tuamotuichthys marshallensis Marshall slopebrotula Western Pacific 12 SL 2006
Tuamotuichthys schwarzhansi Western Pacific 7.4 SL 2008



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