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Class: Teleostei
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

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Brotulotaenia brevicauda
[]

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

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Brotulotaenia crassa
[Violet cuskeel]
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Brotulotaenia nielseni
[]

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

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Brotulotaenia nigra
[Dark cusk]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brotulotaenia brevicauda Atlantic Ocean 32 SL 1974
Brotulotaenia crassa Violet cuskeel Eastern Atlantic 86 SL 1934
Brotulotaenia nielseni Indian and Pacific. 1974
Brotulotaenia nigra Dark cusk Atlantic Ocean 30 SL 1933



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