Deep-Sea taxon details
Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
217797 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217797)
accepted
Species
Brotula palmietensis Smith, 1935 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel, H. (1846). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 10-14: 173-269. [details]
Description Inhabits shallow lagoon and seaward reefs and occurs at depths of at least 220 m. May be found at 650 m (Ref. 5213). Rarely...
Description Inhabits shallow lagoon and seaward reefs and occurs at depths of at least 220 m. May be found at 650 m (Ref. 5213). Rarely seen for it lives in caves and crevices during the day and periodically emerges from cover at night to feed on crustaceans, mainly crabs, and fishes. Utilized fresh and eaten steamed, pan-fried and baked (Ref. 9987). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217797 on 2025-05-17
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217797 on 2025-05-17
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Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel, H. (1846). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 10-14: 173-269. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Tang Y.W. (1981) Sea Life Around Hong Kong v.12. Hong Kong Fish Marketing Organization, Hong Kong. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Tang Y.W. (1981) Sea Life Around Hong Kong v.12. Hong Kong Fish Marketing Organization, Hong Kong. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits shallow lagoon and seaward reefs and occurs at depths of at least 220 m. May be found at 650 m (Ref. 5213). Rarely seen for it lives in caves and crevices during the day and periodically emerges from cover at night to feed on crustaceans, mainly crabs, and fishes. Utilized fresh and eaten steamed, pan-fried and baked (Ref. 9987). [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (46 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Brotula palmietensis Smith, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brotula multibarbata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Brotula palmietensis Smith, 1935)
To FishBase images (Brotula multibarbata, Japan, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (54 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brotula multibarbata USNM 408826 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brotula multibarbata USNM 439741 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Brotula palmietensis Smith, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brotula multibarbata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Brotula palmietensis Smith, 1935)
To FishBase images (Brotula multibarbata, Japan, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (54 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brotula multibarbata USNM 408826 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brotula multibarbata USNM 439741 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
