Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ophidiaria
Ordo: Ophidiiformes
Familia: Ophidiidae
Subfamilia: Brotulinae
Genus: Brotula
Species: – B. clarkae – B. flaviviridis – B. multibarbata – B. ordwayi – B. townsendiB. barbata
Name
Brotula Cuvier, 1829
Gender: feminine
Type species: Enchelyopus barbatus Bloch in Bloch & Schneider, 1801 by monotypy.
Synonyms
Nematobrotula Gill, 1863
References
Cuvier, G. 1829. Le Règne Animal, distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Edition 2. Le Règne Animal, distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406.
Nielsen, J. G., D. M. Cohen, D. F. Markle, and C. R. Robins. 1999. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 18. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearl-fishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125. [1]
Brotula – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Brotula is a genus of cusk-eels. It is the only genus in the subfamily Brotulinae.[2][3]
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]
Brotula barbata (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Bearded brotula)
Brotula clarkae C. L. Hubbs, 1944 (Pacific bearded brotula)
Brotula flaviviridis D. W. Greenfield, 2005
Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 (Goatsbeard brotula)
Brotula ordwayi Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949 (Ordway's brotula)
Brotula townsendi Fowler, 1900 (Townsend's cusk eel)
References
Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Brotula in FishBase. October 2023 version.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Brotula". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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