fore-spotted brotula
Brotula ordwayi Hildebrand & Barton, 1949
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Brotula ordwayi is a species from the genus Brotula. The genus Brotula comes from the family Ophidiidae (cusk eels). Their body is a dark shade of green and brown spots. Their fins are green with brown on the ends. The eye color of the Brotula ordwayi is brown. Their body has a length of about 20 inches (about 50 cm) and is not recorded to surpass this.
The most recent research done on the Brotula ordwayi occurred in 1995 by Colombian researchers. Brotula ordwayi as a species has only been found in the Pacific ocean towards Costa Rica, Gorgona (Colombia) and Talara (Perú) and Mexico. It is often mistaken for the Brotula barbata (a.k.a. the bearded barbata).
Wikipedia contributors, Brotula ordwayi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:46:51.115509+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Brotula ordwayi Hildebrand & Barton, 1949
- Name authority
- Hildebrand & Barton, 1949
- Common name
- fore-spotted brotula
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Brotulidae
- Genus
- Brotula
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderOphidiiformes
- familyBrotulidae Swainson, 1838
- genusBrotula Cuvier, 1829
- speciesBrotula ordwayi Hildebrand & Barton, 1949
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Brotula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Brotula flaviviridis Greenfield, 2005 | BrotulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| goatsbeard brotulaBrotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | BrotulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific bearded brotulaBrotula clarkae Hubbs, 1944 | BrotulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brotula townsendi Fowler, 1900 | BrotulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic bearded brotulaBrotula barbata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | BrotulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hildebrand, S. F., & Barton, O. (1949). A collection of fishes from Talara, Perú. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 111 (10): 1–36. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5X38N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.