Author: Cohen, 1974

Brotulotaenia brevicauda Cohen, 1974

Diagnosis: body depth 5.5-8.6 times in SL (body deeper than in the other two species from the area); head 3.2-4.1 in SL. Dorsal finrays 79-84; anal finrays 58-64. Colour: dark to black. Size: to about 300 mm SL.

Habitat: meso- and upper bathypelagic in tropical waters. Food: no data. Reproduction: oviparous.

Distribution: one specimen from off north- western Spain. Elsewhere, about 10 specimens from tropical parts of Atlantic.

Note - The following other genera belong to Ophidiidae: Barathrites, Bassogigas, Benthocometes, Bathyonus, Monomitopus, Parabassogigas, Thalassobathia.

Eggs, larvae and young stages. No data.
Otoliths (sagitta). No data.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Superclass Gnathostomata
Class Osteichthyes
Order Perciformes
Suborder Ophidioidei
Family Ophidiidae
Genus Brotulotaenia
Species Brotulotaenia brevicauda

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Brotulotaenia brevicauda Cohen, 1974

Scientific synonyms and common names

Brotulotaenia brevicauda Cohen, 1974

Synonyms:

Brotulotaenia brevicauda Cohen, 1974, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 55: 146 (off West Africa). Holotype: ISH 2640.


Common names:

none

Cohen, D. M. 1974. A review of the pelagic ophidioid fish genus Brotulotaenia with descriptions of two new species. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. Lond., 55 (2): pp. 119-149.

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