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fore-spotted brotula (Brotula ordwayi)
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Ecological Illustration of fore-spotted brotula (Brotula ordwayi)
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Brotulidae

fore-spotted brotula

Brotula ordwayi

Brown spots scattered on skin

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • South America
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Brotula ordwayi is a species from the genus Brotula. The genus Brotula comes from the family Ophidiidae (cusk eels). Their body is a dark shade of green and brown spots.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Cusk-eels
Family
Brotulidae
Genus
Brotula
Water type
Marine
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