Brotula (genus)Brotula, also known as bearded cusk-eels, is a genus of ophidiiform fish. It is the only genus in the family Brotulidae, formerly considered a subfamily of Ophidiidae.SpeciesThere are currently six recognized species in this genus:Brotula barbata Brotula clarkae C. L. Hubbs, 1944 Brotula flaviviridis D. W. Greenfield, 2005Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Brotula ordwayi Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949 Brotula townsendi Fowler, 1900