Species: Ogilbia mccoskeri, McCosker's Brotula

Ogilbia mccoskeri Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2005

McCosker's Brotula

Head large, deep; narrow (<7% of SL) between small eyes; front nostril is immediately above the top lip; body elongate, compressed, slender, decreasing to slender tail base; preopercle with 3 pores at lower rear corner; opercle with 1 flat spine with 1 sharp point at upper angle; 2-4 long gill rakers; top jaw bone expanded vertically at rear, with a knob at lower rear corner; jaw teeth pointed, in bands; no central tooth patch at bottom of gill arches; dorsal fin 80-86; anal fin 63-69; each pelvic fin consists of 1 short filament, inserted under edge of gill cover; pectoral fin <16% of SL; dorsal and anal fins separate from tail; lateral line indistinct, continuous, complete; scales small, imbedded, covering body, none on operculum, in 4-6 rows on upper cheek; male sex organ with 1 pair of stick-like pseudoclaspers.

Preserved fish brown.

Reaches 7.2 cm.

Coral reefs.

Depth range: 0-5 m.

The SW Caribbean.