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Brotula multibarbata
English: Large-eye brotula (1)
As recorded: Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Animalia › Chordata › Ophidiiformes › Ophidiidae
- Collected by
- L. Zukeran
- Date
- May 29, 1982
- Locality
- Oahu; NE side; Kaneohe Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 29, 1982, L. Zukeran also collected 1 other specimen.
Brotula multibarbata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-24.

2026-08-24
Mitsune, Hachijo Town, Tokyo 100-1511, Japan
(c) Jodie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Edose, offshore of Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama, Japan
(c) Luke B. Stribling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04
Shizuoka, JP
(c) Suzu Sato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-21
Shizuoka, JP
(c) Suzu Sato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-20
Jalan Pantai, Christmas Island, CX
(c) annedivingchristmas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Donggala, ID-ST, ID
(c) Elina Le Verche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Brotula multibarbata. BPBM 28356. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35611724. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28356.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35611724 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
