brotula

A noun referring to a family of deep-sea fishes, typically found in tropical and subtropical waters.

• 🇩🇪Ein Substantiv, das eine Familie von Tiefseefischen bezeichnet, die meist in tropischen und subtropischen Gewässern vorkommen.

1. Deep-sea fish C2 formal scientific

   Any of various elongated, eel-like fishes of the family Ophidiidae, typically found in deep ocean waters.

   • The brotula is rarely seen by humans due to its deep-sea habitat.
   • Marine biologists study brotula to understand deep-sea ecosystems.
   • A brotula was caught in a trawl net at a depth of over 1,000 meters.

   🇩🇪Tiefseefisch

   Synonyme: cusk-eel