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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Dinematichthyidae Viviparous brotula

Genus: Ogilbia

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)
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Photo by Møller, P.R.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Ogilbia boehlkei Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2005

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Ogilbia boehlkei
[Boehlke's coralbrotula]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Ogilbia boydwalkeri Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2005

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Ogilbia boydwalkeri
[Professor brotula]

Photo by Evermann, B.W. & Kendall, W.C.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Ogilbia cayorum Evermann & Kendall, 1898

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Ogilbia cayorum
[Key brotula]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
Ogilbia cocoensis Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2005

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Ogilbia cocoensis
[Coco coralbrotula]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
Ogilbia davidsmithi Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2005

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Ogilbia davidsmithi
[Cortez brotula]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Ogilbia deroyi (Poll & van Mol, 1966)

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Ogilbia deroyi
[Deroy's cuskeel]

Photo by FAO

South America
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Ogilbia galapagosensis (Poll & LeLeup, 1965)

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Ogilbia galapagosensis
[Galapagos cuskeel]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Ogilbia jeffwilliamsi Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2005

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Ogilbia jeffwilliamsi
[William's coralbrotula]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
Ogilbia jewettae Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2005

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Ogilbia jewettae
[Jewett's coralbrotula]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Ogilbia mccoskeri Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2005

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Ogilbia mccoskeri
[Mccosker's coralbrotula]
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Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Ogilbia nigromarginata
[Blackmargin brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Ogilbia nudiceps
[Slickhead brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Ogilbia robertsoni
[Brown brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Ogilbia sabaji
[Curator brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Ogilbia sedorae
[Notchspine brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Ogilbia suarezae
[Shy brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Ogilbia tyleri
[Tyler's coralbrotula]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Ogilbia ventralis (Gill, 1863)

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Ogilbia ventralis
[Gulf brotula]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ogilbia boehlkei Boehlke's coralbrotula Western Central Atlantic 7 SL 2005
Ogilbia boydwalkeri Professor brotula Eastern Pacific 6.1 SL 2005
Ogilbia cayorum Key brotula Western Central Atlantic 6 SL 1898
Ogilbia cocoensis Coco coralbrotula Eastern Pacific 3.8 SL 2005
Ogilbia davidsmithi Cortez brotula Eastern Pacific 9.9 SL 2005
Ogilbia deroyi Deroy's cuskeel Southeast Pacific 7 TL 1966
Ogilbia galapagosensis Galapagos cuskeel South America 5.8 SL 1965
Ogilbia jeffwilliamsi William's coralbrotula Western Atlantic 6.1 SL 2005
Ogilbia jewettae Jewett's coralbrotula Eastern Pacific 6.8 SL 2005
Ogilbia mccoskeri Mccosker's coralbrotula Western Central Atlantic 6.5 SL 2005
Ogilbia nigromarginata Blackmargin brotula Eastern Pacific 7.7 SL 2005
Ogilbia nudiceps Slickhead brotula Eastern Pacific 7.4 SL 2005
Ogilbia robertsoni Brown brotula Eastern Pacific 7.1 SL 2005
Ogilbia sabaji Curator brotula West Atlantic 5 SL 2005
Ogilbia sedorae Notchspine brotula Eastern Pacific 5.9 SL 2005
Ogilbia suarezae Shy brotula Western Atlantic 7.5 SL 2005
Ogilbia tyleri Tyler's coralbrotula Western Atlantic 5 SL 2005
Ogilbia ventralis Gulf brotula Eastern Central Pacific 7.8 SL 1863



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