Key brotula

The Key brotula lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 0 - 33 m environment.

distributions overlap with the Key brotula is unknown. Thus, care must be taken in identification. OTHER COMMON NAMES English: West Indies brotula. More

The holotype of the Key brotula was collected by seine on an algae-covered shoal over coral rubble. The coral fragments were encrusted with organisms. The species usually is collected at depths of less than 9. More

Common names

Brotula amarilla in Spanish (español)
Brótula rojiza in Spanish (español)
Key brotula in English
verrill's brotulid in English
W. I. Brotulid in English
胎须鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
胎鬚鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
鍵雙線鼬鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
键双线鼬鳚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Ophidiiformes
Family : Bythitidae
Genus : Ogilbia
Species : Ogilbia cayorum
Authority : Evermann and Kendall, 1898