Author: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
FBname: Bearded brotula
Comments: Common species (Ref. 34024).  Adults benthopelagic (Ref. 34024) down to 650 m, but most often on the continental shelf (Ref. 3686), on sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 2683).  Juveniles common in reefs (Ref. 34024).  Smaller silvery specimens taken far out at sea in the epipelagic (Ref. 34024).  Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).