Bearded Brotula
Brotula barbata
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Brotula barbata, commonly known as the bearded brotula, Atlantic bearded brotula, or sugarfish, is a species of cusk-eel in the genus Brotula. It lives in the Atlantic Ocean, in depths of up to 300 meters. Its coloring ranges from olive-brown to red-brown, and it grows up to be around 50 centimeters. It has a carnivorous diet, and it is oviparous.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Brotulidae
- Genus
- Brotula