Brotula ordwayi Hildebrand & Barton, 1949
Ordway's brotula
Brotula ordwayi
photo by Proyecto Redes Fantasma

Family:  Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Brotulinae
Max. size:  75 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands and Peru.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabit caves and crevices of rocky reefs (Ref. 11482). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). Grow to at least 10 cm (Ref. 11482); size of Brotula species is given as 'at least 75 cm' in Ref. 34024, which is followed here until better information becomes available (RF).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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