| Family Brotulidae - Bearded cusk-eels | ||||
| Order | : | Ophidiiformes | No image available | |
| Class | : | Teleostei | ||
| No. in FishBase | : | Genera : 0 | Species : 0 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes | ||
| Environment | : | Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes | ||
| Division | : | Marine | ||
| Aquarium | : | none | ||
| First Fossil Record | : | |||
| Remark | : |
Distribution: across tropical and subtropical seas worldwide, from shallow reefs to deep seas at depths around 650 m (Nielsen et al., 1999).
Diagnosis: The main diagnostic character for the Brotulidae from other ophiidioid families is barbels present on the snout and chin. Others follow Cuvier (1829) and Nielsen et al. (1999): Body completely covered with small, imbricate, cycloid scales; eight branchiostegal rays; median basibranchial tooth patch absent; four or fewer developed gill rakers; and pelvic fin with two rays in each inserted at about the level of preopercle. |
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| Etymology | : | |||
| Reproductive guild | : | nonguarders | ||
| Typical activity level | : | normal | ||
Main Ref. |
: | Wong, M.K. and W.-J. Chen 2024 | ||
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Deep Fin Classification
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: | Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Ophidiaria | | | Ophidiiformes | Ophidioidei | | Ophidiidae | ||
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