Brotula multibarbata
Bearded Brotula
As recorded: Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Animalia › Chordata › Ophidiiformes › Ophidiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and Michel Garcia (local fisherman)Michael Garcia →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 18, 1986
- Locality
- Easter Island; W coast; Tahai
- Island
- Easter Island
- Depth
- 35 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 18, 1986, J.E. Randall and Michel Garcia (local fisherman) also collected 9 other specimens.
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 39408. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35608496. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39408.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35608496 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026