Ophidiidae

Black brotula

Cherublemma emmelas

Ophidiid Fish beneath Eastern Pacific

• Black
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• South America
• Elongated
• Medium

Cherublemma emmelas, the black brotula, is a species of cusk-eel found along the Pacific coast of Central and South America from Baja California to Chile. It occurs at depths of from 102 to 740 metres (335 to 2,428 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.