Ophidiidae

Short-tail Cusk-eel

Brotulotaenia brevicauda

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Europe
• North America
• Medium

Brotulotaenia brevicauda is a benthopelagic marine fish species in the family Ophidiidae. This totally black fish is usually found in the Atlantic Ocean but it has also been reported in the Indian. B. brevicauda lives in deep water and grows up to 32 cm in length.