Shy brotula

Ogilbia suarezae

Ogilbia suarezae is a species of fish of the genus Ogilbia found in the shallows of the Caribbean Sea. It is yellowish in color and is livebearing.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Dinematichthyidae
Genus: Ogilbia
Maximum length: 7.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: widely distributed from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Appears to have a disjunct distribution: southernmost tip of the Yucatan Peninsula to Belize along the shores of Central America to Panama, and from off southernmost Florida to Haiti, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and the Antilles as far south as Dominica; so far, not known off Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Venezuela or Trinidad and Tobago.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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