Order: Ophidiiformes (Cusk-eels)

Family: Aphyonidae (Blind cusk-eels)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Aphyonus bolini Unspecified
Aphyonus brevidorsalis Unspecified
Aphyonus gelatinosus Gelatinous blind-fish
Aphyonus rassi Unspecified
Barathronus affinis Unspecified
Barathronus bicolor Unspecified
Barathronus bruuni Unspecified
Barathronus diaphanus Unspecified
Barathronus maculatus Spotted gelatinous cusk-eel
Barathronus multidens Unspecified
Barathronus pacificus Unspecified
Barathronus parfaiti Unspecified
Barathronus solomonensis Unspecified
Barathronus unicolor Unspecified
Meteoria erythrops Unspecified
Nybelinella brevidorsalis Unspecified
Nybelinella erikssoni Unspecified
Parasciadonus brevibrachium Unspecified
Parasciadonus pauciradiatus Unspecified
Sciadonus cryptophthalmus Unspecified
Sciadonus galatheae Unspecified
Sciadonus jonassoni Unspecified
Sciadonus pedicellaris Slender abyssal cusk-eel

Family: Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Acarobythites larsonae Larson's cusk-eel
Alionematichthys ceylonensis Unspecified
Alionematichthys crassiceps Big-head viviparous brotula
Alionematichthys minyomma Unspecified
Alionematichthys phuketensis Phuket viviparous brotula
Alionematichthys piger Whiskered viviparous brotula
Alionematichthys plicatosurculus Folded viviparous brotula
Alionematichthys riukiuensis Big-eye cusk-eel
Alionematichthys samoaensis Unspecified
Alionematichthys shinoharai Unspecified
Alionematichthys suluensis Sulu viviparous brotula
Alionematichthys winterbottomi Winterbottom's viviparous brotula
Anacanthobythites platycephalus Unspecified
Anacanthobythites tasmaniensis Unspecified
Beaglichthys bleekeri Bleeker's viviparous brotula
Beaglichthys larsonae Unspecified
Beaglichthys macrophthalmus Beagle cusk-eel
Bellottia apoda Unspecified
Bellottia armiger Unspecified
Bellottia cryptica Unspecified
Bellottia galatheae Unspecified
Bellottia robusta Unspecified
Bidenichthys beeblebroxi Unspecified
Bidenichthys capensis Free-tail brotula
Bidenichthys consobrinus Grey brotula
Brosmodorsalis persicinus Pink brotula
Brosmolus longicaudus Long-tail cusk-eel
Brosmophyciops pautzkei Slimy cusk-eel
Brosmophycis marginata Red brotula
Brotulinella taiwanensis Taiwan coral brotula
Bythites fuscus Arctic brotula
Bythites gerdae Unspecified
Bythites islandicus Unspecified
Calamopteryx goslinei Long-arm brotula
Calamopteryx jeb Unspecified
Calamopteryx robinsorum Teacher brotula
Cataetyx alleni Unspecified
Cataetyx bruuni Unspecified
Cataetyx chthamalorhynchus Unspecified
Cataetyx hawaiiensis Unspecified
Cataetyx laticeps Unspecified
Cataetyx lepidogenys Unspecified
Cataetyx messieri Unspecified
Cataetyx nielseni Nielsen's catetyx
Cataetyx niki Brown brotula
Cataetyx platyrhynchus Unspecified
Cataetyx rubrirostris Ruby-nose brotula
Cataetyx simus Unspecified
Dactylosurculus gomoni Unspecified
Dermatopsis greenfieldi Greenfield's mud brotula
Dermatopsis hoesei Hoese's mud brotula
Dermatopsis joergennielseni Nielsen's mud brotula
Dermatopsis macrodon Flesh-fish
Dermatopsis multiradiatus Slender blind fish
Dermatopsoides andersoni Anderson's mud brotula
Dermatopsoides kasougae Orange brotula
Dermatopsoides morrisonae Morrison's mud brotula
Dermatopsoides talboti Lesser orange brotula
Diancistrus alatus Winged coral brotula
Diancistrus alleni Allen's coral brotula
Diancistrus altidorsalis Humpbacked coral brotula
Diancistrus atollorum Atoll coral brotula
Diancistrus beateae Beate's coral brotula
Diancistrus brevirostris Short-nosed coral brotula
Diancistrus eremitus Lonely coral brotula
Diancistrus erythraeus Red viviparous brotula
Diancistrus fijiensis Fiji coral brotula
Diancistrus fuscus Dusky brotula
Diancistrus jackrandalli Randall's coral brotula
Diancistrus jeffjohnsoni Johnson's coral brotula
Diancistrus karinae Karin's coral brotula
Diancistrus katrineae Katrine's coral brotula
Diancistrus leisi Leis' coral brotula
Diancistrus longifilis Twin-hook cusk-eel
Diancistrus machidai Machida's coral brotula
Diancistrus manciporus Few-pored coral brotula
Diancistrus mcgroutheri Mcgrouther's coral brotula
Diancistrus mennei Menne's coral brotula
Diancistrus niger Dark coral brotula
Diancistrus novaeguineae New Guinea viviparous brotula
Diancistrus pohnpeiensis Pohnpei coral brotula
Diancistrus robustus Robust coral brotula
Diancistrus springeri Springer's coral brotula
Diancistrus tongaensis Tonga coral brotula
Diancistrus typhlops Unspecified
Diancistrus vietnamensis Vietnam coral brotula
Didymothallus criniceps Unspecified
Didymothallus mizolepis Small-eye cusk-eel
Didymothallus nudigena Unspecified
Didymothallus pruvosti Unspecified
Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides Yellow pigmy brotula
Dinematichthys trilobatus Tri-lobed viviparous brotula
Diplacanthopoma alcockii Unspecified
Diplacanthopoma brachysoma Unspecified
Diplacanthopoma brunnea Unspecified
Diplacanthopoma japonicus Unspecified
Diplacanthopoma jordani Unspecified
Diplacanthopoma kreffti Deep-body cusk-eel
Diplacanthopoma nigripinnis Unspecified
Diplacanthopoma raniceps Unspecified
Diplacanthopoma riversandersoni Unspecified
Dipulus caecus Orange eelpout
Dipulus hutchinsi Hutchins' mud brotula
Dipulus norfolkanus Unspecified
Ematops randalli Randall's viviparous brotula
Eusurculus andamanensis Andaman viviparous brotula
Eusurculus pistillum Unspecified
Eusurculus pristinus Pristine viviparous brotula
Fiordichthys paxtoni Bald-head cusk-eel
Fiordichthys slartibartfasti Unspecified
Grammonus ater Unspecified
Grammonus claudei Reef-cave brotula
Grammonus diagrammus Purple brotula
Grammonus longhursti Unspecified
Grammonus minutus Unspecified
Grammonus nagaredai Unspecified
Grammonus opisthodon Big-head brotula
Grammonus robustus Unspecified
Grammonus thielei Unspecified
Grammonus waikiki Unspecified
Grammonus yunokawai Unspecified
Gunterichthys bussingi Bussing's mud brotula
Gunterichthys coheni Cohen's mud brotula
Gunterichthys longipenis Gold brotula
Hastatobythites arafurensis Spiny-head cusk-eel
Hephthocara crassiceps Unspecified
Hephthocara simum Unspecified
Lapitaichthys frickei Unspecified
Lucifuga dentata Toothed Cuban cusk-eel
Lucifuga inopinata Unspecified
Lucifuga lucayana Lucaya cave brotula
Lucifuga simile Unspecified
Lucifuga spelaeotes New Providence cusk-eel
Lucifuga subterranea Cuban cusk-eel
Lucifuga teresinarum Unspecified
Majungaichthys agalegae Unspecified
Majungaichthys simplex Unspecified
Mascarenichthys heemstrai Unspecified
Mascarenichthys microphthalmus Unspecified
Mascarenichthys remotus Unspecified
Melodichthys hadrocephalus Unspecified
Microbrotula andersoni Anderson's viviparous brotula
Microbrotula bentleyi Many-ray cusk-eel
Microbrotula geraldalleni Unspecified
Microbrotula greenfieldi Unspecified
Microbrotula hamata Unspecified
Microbrotula punicea Persimmon brotula
Microbrotula queenslandica Queensland cusk-eel
Microbrotula rubra Unspecified
Monothrix polylepis Littoral cusk-eel
Nielsenichthys pullus Nusa Penida viviparous brotula
Ogilbia boehlkei Boehlke's coral brotula
Ogilbia boydwalkeri Professor brotula
Ogilbia cayorum Key brotula
Ogilbia cocoensis Coco coral brotula
Ogilbia davidsmithi Cortez brotula
Ogilbia deroyi Deroy's cusk-eel
Ogilbia galapagosensis Galapagos cusk-eel
Ogilbia jeffwilliamsi Williams' coral brotula
Ogilbia jewettae Jewett's coral brotula
Ogilbia mccoskeri Mccosker's coral brotula
Ogilbia nigromarginata Black-margin brotula
Ogilbia nudiceps Slick-head brotula
Ogilbia robertsoni Brown brotula
Ogilbia sabaji Curator brotula
Ogilbia sedorae Notch-spine brotula
Ogilbia suarezae Shy brotula
Ogilbia tyleri Tyler's coral brotula
Ogilbia ventralis Gulf brotula
Ogilbichthys ferocis Ferocious coral brotula
Ogilbichthys haitiensis Haiti coral brotula
Ogilbichthys kakuki Kakuk's coral brotula
Ogilbichthys longimanus Long-finned coral brotula
Ogilbichthys microphthalmus Small-eyed coral brotula
Ogilbichthys puertoricoensis Puerto Rico coral brotula
Ogilbichthys tobagoensis Tobago coral brotula
Paradiancistrus acutirostris Sharp-nosed coral brotula
Paradiancistrus christmasensis Christmas viviparous brotula
Paradiancistrus cuyoensis Cuyo coral brotula
Paradiancistrus lombokensis Lombok viviparous brotula
Parasaccogaster melanomycter Unspecified
Parasaccogaster normae Norma's brotula
Parasaccogaster rhamphidognatha Unspecified
Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus Shaggy cusk
Pseudogilbia sanblasensis San Blas coral brotula
Pseudonus acutus Unspecified
Pseudonus squamiceps Unspecified
Saccogaster brayae Unspecified
Saccogaster hawaii Unspecified
Saccogaster horrida Unspecified
Saccogaster maculata Unspecified
Saccogaster nikoliviae Unspecified
Saccogaster parva Unspecified
Saccogaster staigeri Unspecified
Saccogaster tuberculata Bag-belly cusk
Stygnobrotula latebricola Black brotula
Thalassobathia nelsoni Unspecified
Thalassobathia pelagica Unspecified
Thermichthys hollisi Unspecified
Timorichthys angustus Unspecified
Timorichthys disjunctus Unspecified
Tuamotuichthys bispinosus Two-spined slope brotula
Tuamotuichthys marshallensis Marshall slope brotula
Tuamotuichthys schwarzhansi Unspecified
Typhliasina pearsei Mexican blind brotula
Ungusurculus collettei Collette's viviparous brotula
Ungusurculus komodoensis Komodo viviparous brotula
Ungusurculus philippinensis Philippines viviparous brotula
Ungusurculus riauensis Riau viviparous brotula
Ungusurculus sundaensis Sunda viviparous brotula
Ungusurculus williamsi Williams' viviparous brotula
Zephyrichthys barryi Unspecified

Family: Carapidae (Pearl fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Carapus acus Pearl fish
Carapus bermudensis Atlantic pearl fish
Carapus dubius Pacific pearl fish
Carapus mourlani Star pearl fish
Carapus sluiteri Sluiter's pearl fish
Echiodon anchipterus Close-fin pearl fish
Echiodon atopus Unspecified
Echiodon coheni Unspecified
Echiodon cryomargarites Messmate fish
Echiodon dawsoni Chain pearl fish
Echiodon dentatus Unspecified
Echiodon drummondii Unspecified
Echiodon exsilium Nocturnal pearl fish
Echiodon neotes Unspecified
Echiodon pegasus Pegasus messmate fish
Echiodon prionodon Saw-tooth messmate fish
Echiodon pukaki Southern messmate fish
Echiodon rendahli Rendahl's messmate fish
Encheliophis boraborensis Pinhead pearl fish
Encheliophis chardewalli Unspecified
Encheliophis gracilis Graceful pearl fish
Encheliophis homei Silver pearl fish
Encheliophis sagamianus Unspecified
Encheliophis vermicularis Worm pearl fish
Encheliophis vermiops Pygmy pearl fish
Eurypleuron cinereum Wide-rib pearl fish
Eurypleuron owasianum Eel pearl fish
Onuxodon fowleri Fowler's pearl fish
Onuxodon margaritiferae Bivalve pearl fish
Onuxodon parvibrachium Oyster pearl fish
Pyramodon lindas Black-edge pearl fish
Pyramodon parini Unspecified
Pyramodon punctatus Dog-tooth pearl fish
Pyramodon ventralis Pallid pearl fish
Snyderidia canina Unspecified
Tetragondacnus spilotus Unspecified

Family: Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Abyssobrotula galatheae Unspecified
Acanthonus armatus Bony-eared ass-fish
Alcockia rostrata Unspecified
Apagesoma australis Unspecified
Apagesoma delosommatus Unspecified
Apagesoma edentatum Unspecified
Barathrites iris Unspecified
Barathrites parri Unspecified
Barathrodemus manatinus Unspecified
Barathrodemus nasutus Unspecified
Bassogigas gillii Unspecified
Bassogigas walkeri Walker's cusk-eel
Bassozetus compressus Abyssal ass-fish
Bassozetus elongatus Unspecified
Bassozetus galatheae Galathea ass-fish
Bassozetus glutinosus Glutin ass-fish
Bassozetus levistomatus Unspecified
Bassozetus multispinis Unspecified
Bassozetus nasus Unspecified
Bassozetus normalis Unspecified
Bassozetus oncerocephalus Unspecified
Bassozetus robustus Robust ass-fish
Bassozetus taenia Unspecified
Bassozetus werneri Unspecified
Bassozetus zenkevitchi Unspecified
Bathyonus caudalis Unspecified
Bathyonus laticeps Unspecified
Bathyonus pectoralis Unspecified
Benthocometes australiensis Unspecified
Benthocometes robustus Unspecified
Brotula barbata Bearded brotula
Brotula clarkae Pacific bearded brotula
Brotula flaviviridis Unspecified
Brotula multibarbata Goats-beard brotula
Brotula ordwayi Ordway's brotula
Brotula townsendi Townsend's cusk-eel
Brotulotaenia brevicauda Unspecified
Brotulotaenia crassa Violet cusk-eel
Brotulotaenia nielseni Unspecified
Brotulotaenia nigra Dark cusk
Cherublemma emmelas Black brotula
Chilara taylori Spotted cusk-eel
Dannevigia tusca Australian tusk eel
Dicrolene filamentosa Unspecified
Dicrolene gregoryi Unspecified
Dicrolene hubrechti Unspecified
Dicrolene introniger Digitate cusk-eel
Dicrolene kanazawai Unspecified
Dicrolene longimana Unspecified
Dicrolene mesogramma Unspecified
Dicrolene multifilis Slender brotula
Dicrolene nigra Unspecified
Dicrolene nigricaudis Unspecified
Dicrolene pallidus Unspecified
Dicrolene pullata Unspecified
Dicrolene quinquarius Unspecified
Dicrolene tristis Unspecified
Dicrolene vaillanti Unspecified
Enchelybrotula gomoni Unspecified
Enchelybrotula paucidens Unspecified
Epetriodus freddyi Needle-tooth cusk-eel
Eretmichthys pinnatus Unspecified
Genypterus blacodes Pink cusk-eel
Genypterus brasiliensis Unspecified
Genypterus capensis Kingklip
Genypterus chilensis Red cusk-eel
Genypterus maculatus Black cusk-eel
Genypterus tigerinus Rock ling
Glyptophidium argenteum Unspecified
Glyptophidium japonicum Japanese cusk-eel
Glyptophidium longipes Bigeye brotula
Glyptophidium lucidum Sculptured cusk-eel
Glyptophidium macropus Unspecified
Glyptophidium oceanium Unspecified
Holcomycteronus aequatoris Unspecified
Holcomycteronus brucei Unspecified
Holcomycteronus digittatus Unspecified
Holcomycteronus profundissimus Unspecified
Holcomycteronus pterotus Unspecified
Holcomycteronus squamosus Unspecified
Homostolus acer Filament cusk-eel
Hoplobrotula armata Armoured cusk-eel
Hoplobrotula badia Unspecified
Hoplobrotula gnathopus False kingklip
Hypopleuron caninum Whip-tail cusk-eel
Lamprogrammus brunswigi Unspecified
Lamprogrammus exutus Legless cusk-eel
Lamprogrammus fragilis Unspecified
Lamprogrammus niger Unspecified
Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi Scale-line cusk-eel
Lepophidium aporrhox Dusky cusk-eel
Lepophidium brevibarbe Short-beard cusk-eel
Lepophidium collettei Brazilian cusk-eel
Lepophidium crossotum White-spot cusk-eel
Lepophidium cultratum Black-ear cusk-eel
Lepophidium entomelan Black-throat cusk-eel
Lepophidium gilmorei Pepper-fin cusk-eel
Lepophidium hubbsi Panamic cusk-eel
Lepophidium inca Incan cusk-eel
Lepophidium jeannae Mottled cusk-eel
Lepophidium kallion Pale-nose cusk-eel
Lepophidium marmoratum Marbled cusk-eel
Lepophidium microlepis Silver cusk-eel
Lepophidium negropinna Speckle-fin cusk-eel
Lepophidium pardale Leopard cusk-eel
Lepophidium pheromystax Black-edge cusk-eel
Lepophidium profundorum Black-rim cusk-eel
Lepophidium prorates Prow-spine cusk-eel
Lepophidium robustum Robust cusk-eel
Lepophidium staurophor Barred cusk-eel
Lepophidium stigmatistium Mexican cusk-eel
Lepophidium wileyi Fringed cusk-eel
Lepophidium zophochir Sooty cusk-eel
Leptobrotula breviventralis Unspecified
Leucicorus atlanticus Unspecified
Leucicorus lusciosus Unspecified
Luciobrotula bartschi Unspecified
Luciobrotula brasiliensis Unspecified
Luciobrotula coheni Unspecified
Luciobrotula corethromycter Unspecified
Luciobrotula lineata Unspecified
Luciobrotula nolfi Unspecified
Mastigopterus imperator Unspecified
Monomitopus agassizii Unspecified
Monomitopus americanus Unspecified
Monomitopus conjugator Unspecified
Monomitopus garmani Garman's cusk-eel
Monomitopus kumae Unspecified
Monomitopus longiceps Unspecified
Monomitopus magnus Unspecified
Monomitopus malispinosus Unspecified
Monomitopus metriostoma Unspecified
Monomitopus microlepis Unspecified
Monomitopus nigripinnis Unspecified
Monomitopus pallidus Unspecified
Monomitopus torvus Unspecified
Monomitopus vitiazi Spear-cheek cusk-eel
Neobythites alcocki Unspecified
Neobythites analis Black-edged cusk-eel
Neobythites andamanensis Unspecified
Neobythites australiensis Australian cusk-eel
Neobythites bimaculatus Two-spot cusk-eel
Neobythites bimarginatus Unspecified
Neobythites braziliensis Unspecified
Neobythites crosnieri Unspecified
Neobythites elongatus Unspecified
Neobythites fasciatus Unspecified
Neobythites fijiensis Unspecified
Neobythites franzi Franz' cusk-eel
Neobythites gilli Two-spot brotula
Neobythites javaensis Unspecified
Neobythites kenyaensis Unspecified
Neobythites longipes Long-ray cusk-eel
Neobythites longispinis Unspecified
Neobythites longiventralis Unspecified
Neobythites machidai Unspecified
Neobythites macrocelli Unspecified
Neobythites macrops Spot-fin cusk-eel
Neobythites malayanus Unspecified
Neobythites malhaensis Unspecified
Neobythites marginatus Stripe-fin brotula
Neobythites marianaensis Unspecified
Neobythites marquesaensis Unspecified
Neobythites meteori Unspecified
Neobythites monocellatus One-spot brotula
Neobythites multidigitatus Many-rayed brotula
Neobythites multiocellatus Ocellated brotula
Neobythites multistriatus Unspecified
Neobythites musorstomi Unspecified
Neobythites natalensis Unspecified
Neobythites neocaledoniensis Unspecified
Neobythites nigriventris Black-belly cusk-eel
Neobythites ocellatus Unspecified
Neobythites pallidus Pale cusk-eel
Neobythites purus Pure cusk-eel
Neobythites sereti Unspecified
Neobythites sinensis Unspecified
Neobythites sivicola Unspecified
Neobythites soelae Soela cusk-eel
Neobythites somaliaensis Unspecified
Neobythites steatiticus Unspecified
Neobythites stefanovi Unspecified
Neobythites stelliferoides Thread brotula
Neobythites stigmosus Unspecified
Neobythites trifilis Unspecified
Neobythites unicolor Unspecified
Neobythites unimaculatus One-spot cusk-eel
Neobythites vityazi Unspecified
Neobythites zonatus Unspecified
Neobythitoides serratus Unspecified
Ophidion antipholus Long-nose cusk-eel
Ophidion asiro Unspecified
Ophidion barbatum Snake blenny
Ophidion dromio Short-head cusk-eel
Ophidion exul Exile cusk-eel
Ophidion fulvum Ear-spot cusk-eel
Ophidion galeoides Striped cusk-eel
Ophidion genyopus Ravenous cusk-eel
Ophidion grayi Blotched cusk-eel
Ophidion guianense Guianan cusk-eel
Ophidion holbrookii Band cusk-eel
Ophidion imitator Mimic cusk-eel
Ophidion iris Rainbow cusk-eel
Ophidion josephi Unspecified
Ophidion lagochila Hare-lip cusk-eel
Ophidion lozanoi Unspecified
Ophidion marginatum Striped cusk-eel
Ophidion metoecus Unspecified
Ophidion muraenolepis Black-edge cusk-eel
Ophidion nocomis Letter-opener cusk
Ophidion puck Pallid cusk-eel
Ophidion robinsi Colonial cusk-eel
Ophidion rochei Unspecified
Ophidion saldanhai Unspecified
Ophidion scrippsae Basket-weave cusk-eel
Ophidion selenops Moon-eye cusk-eel
Ophidion smithi Unspecified
Otophidium chickcharney Ghost cusk-eel
Otophidium dormitator Sleeper cusk-eel
Otophidium indefatigabile Big-head cusk-eel
Otophidium omostigma Polka-dot cusk-eel
Parophidion schmidti Dusky cusk-eel
Parophidion vassali Unspecified
Penopus japonicus Unspecified
Penopus microphthalmus Unspecified
Petrotyx hopkinsi Velvet-nose brotula
Petrotyx sanguineus Red-fin brotula
Porogadus abyssalis Unspecified
Porogadus atripectus Unspecified
Porogadus catena Unspecified
Porogadus gracilis Cavernous ass-fish
Porogadus guentheri Unspecified
Porogadus longiceps Unspecified
Porogadus melampeplus Unspecified
Porogadus melanocephalus Unspecified
Porogadus miles Slender cusk-eel
Porogadus nudus Unspecified
Porogadus silus Unspecified
Porogadus subarmatus Unspecified
Porogadus trichiurus Unspecified
Pycnocraspedum armatum Unspecified
Pycnocraspedum fulvum Unspecified
Pycnocraspedum microlepis Unspecified
Pycnocraspedum phyllosoma Unspecified
Pycnocraspedum squamipinne Pelagic cusk-eel
Raneya brasiliensis Banded cusk-eel
Selachophidium guentheri Barbed brotula
Sirembo imberbis Golden cusk-eel
Sirembo jerdoni Brown-banded cusk-eel
Sirembo metachroma Chameleon cusk-eel
Spectrunculus crassus Unspecified
Spectrunculus grandis Pudgy cusk-eel
Spottobrotula amaculata Lined cusk-eel
Spottobrotula mahodadi Unspecified
Tauredophidium hextii Unspecified
Typhlonus nasus Unspecified
Ventichthys biospeedoi East Pacific vent-brotula
Xyelacyba myersi Gargoyle cusk-eel

Family: Parabrotulidae (False brotulas)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Leucobrotula adipata Unspecified
Parabrotula plagiophthalma False cusk-eel
Parabrotula tanseimaru Unspecified

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