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Bearded Brotula
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Bearded Brotula

Brotula barbata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBearded Brotula
DutchSlakdolf
SpanishLengua
Chinese须鼬鳚
Scientific nameBrotula barbata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

About this species

Brotula barbata, commonly known as the bearded brotula, Atlantic bearded brotula, or sugarfish, is a species of cusk-eel in the genus Brotula. It lives in the Atlantic Ocean, in depths of up to 300 meters. Its coloring ranges from olive-brown to red-brown, and it grows up to be around 50 centimeters. It has a carnivorous diet, and it is oviparous.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderOphidiiformes
FamilyOphidiidae
GenusBrotula

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