Apr 1
Day 292#: Goatbeard Brotula
Today's animal of the day is the Goatbeard Brotula (Brotula multibarbata)!
Photo credit: Juuyoh Tanaka
This species of cusk eel can be found throughout the Indo-Pacific, and prefers to inhabit rocky reefs with lots of holes and crevices for it to hide in. They are named after the whisker-like barbs that grow around their heads, which help them to detect prey. These eels are most active at night, hence why they rely more on their barbels to find food than on their sense of sight, and they will spend the day hiding in their burrows. Because of this, they are rarely seen, and so not much else is known about them.
