Brotula barbata, commonly known as the goatsbeard brotula, is a species of cusk-eel in the genus Brotula.[2] It lives in the Indo-Pacific, in depths of up to 300 meters. It is dark brown with a submarginal black band and narrow white border on the dorsal and anal fins versus greenish to orange brown with orange-bordered dorsal and anal fins, and it grows up to be around 100 centimeters. It has a carnivorous diet, and it is oviparous.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Genus: | Brotula |
| Species: | B. multibarbata
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References
edit- ^ Uiblein, F.; Ho, H.; Everett, B.; Matiku, P.; Sithole, Y. (2020). "Brotula multibarbata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T46076701A46664274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T46076701A46664274.en.
- ^ Hoover, John P. (2008). The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals. Mutual Publishing. ISBN 978-1-56647-887-8.
- ^ Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO.