Scientific Name
Brotula barbata
Common Name
Bearded brotula
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 109-117;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 86 - 90. Body completely covered with small, imbricate, cycloid scales; barbels present on snout (6) and chin (6); branchiostegal rays 8; median basibranchial tooth patch absent; developed gill rakers on first arch 4 or fewer; pelvic fin rays inserted at about level of preopercle, well behind eye (Ref. 34024). Ventral fins dark, gradually becoming darker at the extreme blackish edge (Ref. 13608).