Species: Ogilbia species B, Species B Brotula

Ogilbia species B

Species B Brotula

Head large, deep; narrow (<7% of SL) between small eyes; front nostril is immediately above the top lip; body elongate, compressed, decreasing to slender tail base; preopercle with 3 pores at lower rear corner; opercle with 1 flat spine with 2 points 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 81-83; anal fin 70; each pelvic fin consists of 1 short filament, inserted under edge of gill cover; dorsal and anal fins separate from tail; lateral line indistinct, continuous, complete; scales small, imbedded, covering body, none on operculum, a narrow triangular patch of scales on cheek; male sex organ with 2 pairs of pseudoclaspers, outer pair a small triangular flap, inner pair about as long or slightly longer than outer pair, with a rounded tip.

Uniform brown.

Reaches 6.4 cm.

Coral reefs.

Depth range: 15 m.

Known from 2 specimens collected at Tobago (similar to O. suarezae - see Moller et al, 2005).