Brotula multibarbata
Bearded Brotula
As recorded: Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Animalia › Chordata › Ophidiiformes › Ophidiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and B.A. BakerB.A. Baker →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 3, 1969
- Locality
- Easter Island; W coast; off Ahu Akapu
- Island
- Easter Island
- Depth
- 21 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 3, 1969, J.E. Randall and B.A. Baker also collected 17 other specimens.
Abudefduf
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Centropyge hotumatua
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Centropyge hotumatua
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Chaetodon litus
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Chromis randalli
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Gnatholepis pascuensis
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Gymnothorax nasuta
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Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
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Itycirrhitus wilhelmi
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Moringua
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Plectrypops lima
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Priolepis psygmophilia
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Pseudogramma australis
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Pseudogramma australis
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Satulinus
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Scorpaenodes englerti
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Synodus capricornis
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Brotula multibarbata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. 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 6761. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35610399. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6761.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35610399 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026