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Family Ophidiidae
HAWAII
Brotula
multibarbata
Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 80 feet
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Blowhole, Oahu, 35 feet
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LARGE-EYE BROTULA
palahoana Itachiuo
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Uncommon in
dark crevices at scuba depths but rarely seen until it emerges at night to feed upon crustaceans.
Catfish-like without a separate tail, dark brown with white markings on
the face.
Attains a maximum of 24 inches but normally half that size.
Hawai‘i and the Indo-Pacific.
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