Brotula townsendi

English: Small-eye brotula (1)

As recorded: Brotula townsendi Fowler, 1900

Animalia › Chordata › Ophidiiformes › Ophidiidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, P.S. Lobel, J.L. Earle, K.S. Merrill, A.J. Dee, and D.K. IronsA.J. Dee →John L. Earle →D.K. Irons →P.S. Lobel →K.S. Merrill →Johnson Randall →
Date: April 9, 1984
Locality: Johnston Atoll; 500 meters NE of small boat channel; outside barrier reef
Island: Johnston Atoll
Depth: 12 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

5 Bishop specimens of Brotula townsendi · collected 1979–1989Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 9, 1984, J.E. Randall, P.S. Lobel, J.L. Earle, K.S. Merrill, A.J. Dee, and D.K. Irons also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Brotula townsendi. BPBM 29609. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35611727. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/29609.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35611727 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026