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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Brotulotaeniinae
Genus: Brotulotaenia

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 32 cm SL
Brotulotaenia brevicauda Cohen, 1974

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Brotulotaenia brevicauda
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 86 cm SL
Brotulotaenia crassa Parr, 1934

Photo by SFSA
 
Brotulotaenia crassa
[Violet cuskeel]
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Indian and Pacific.
 
Brotulotaenia nielseni
[]

Photo by FAO

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Brotulotaenia nigra Parr, 1933

Photo by FAO
 
Brotulotaenia nigra
[Dark cusk]
4 Species of Family Ophidiidae with Genus Brotulotaenia
(Cusk-eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1974 Brotulotaenia brevicauda Atlantic Ocean 32 SL
1934 Brotulotaenia crassa Violet cuskeel Eastern Atlantic 86 SL
1974 Brotulotaenia nielseni Indian and Pacific.
1933 Brotulotaenia nigra Dark cusk Atlantic Ocean 30 SL



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