Brotula multibarbata
Bearded Brotula
As recorded: Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Animalia › Chordata › Ophidiiformes › Ophidiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, A. Cea Egaña, L.H. Di Salvo, J.L. Earle, and M. GarciaL.H. Di Salvo →John L. Earle →Alfredo Cea Egaña →Michael Garcia →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 10, 1986
- Locality
- Easter Island; off Motu Tautara; cave
- Island
- Easter Island
- Depth
- 39 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 10, 1986, J.E. Randall, A. Cea Egaña, L.H. Di Salvo, J.L. Earle, and M. Garcia also collected 18 other specimens.
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Chrysiptera rapanui
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Conger cinereus
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Gnatholepis pascuensis
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Gymnothorax australicola
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Itycirrhitus wilhelmi
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Moringua ferruginea
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Myripristis tiki
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Ostorhinchus chalcius
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Pascua caudilinea
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Plectrypops lima
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Priolepis psygmophilia
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Pseudogramma australis
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Sargocentron wilhelmi
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Scorpaenodes englerti
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Trimma unisquamis
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Brotula multibarbata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. 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 39361. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35611376. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39361.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35611376 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026