Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Brotulotaeniinae
Genus: Brotulotaenia

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 32 cm SL
Brotulotaenia brevicauda Cohen, 1974

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Brotulotaenia brevicauda
[]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 86 cm SL
Brotulotaenia crassa Parr, 1934

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Brotulotaenia crassa
[Violet cuskeel]
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Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Brotulotaenia nielseni
[]

Photo by FAO

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Brotulotaenia nigra Parr, 1933

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Brotulotaenia nigra
[Dark cusk]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brotulotaenia brevicauda Atlantic Ocean 32 SL 1974
Brotulotaenia crassa Violet cuskeel Eastern Atlantic 86 SL 1934
Brotulotaenia nielseni Indo-Pacific 8.2 SL 1974
Brotulotaenia nigra Dark cusk Atlantic Ocean 30 SL 1933



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