Ordway's Brotula
Brotula ordwayi
- Group: Other
- Max size: 75 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This brotula tucks into caves and crevices of rocky reefs, a secretive cusk eel relative with a tapering, scaleless body. It releases oval eggs that drift at the surface in a floating jelly mass. Reported to reach at least 75 centimetres, though most encounters are with far smaller fish.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Ophidiiformes › Brotulidae › Brotula
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 275890.
FAQ
- Is the Ordway's Brotula dangerous to divers?
- The Ordway's Brotula is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Ordway's Brotula get?
- The Ordway's Brotula grows to about 75 cm.