Author: Hildebrand & Barton, 1949
FBname: Ordway's brotula
Comments: Inhabit caves and crevices of rocky reefs (Ref. 11482). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).  Grow to at least 10 cm (Ref. 11482); size of <i>Brotula</i> species is given as 'at least 75 cm' in Ref. 34024, which is followed here until better information becomes available (RF).