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Updated 1/27/2013
Family Ophidiidae
INDO-PACIFIC / 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
Common in
dark crevices 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 39 inches but usually much less.
Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, and Pitcairn.
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