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Lepophidium entomelan Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 Blackthroat cusk-eel |
| Family: | Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Ophidiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 25.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 55 - 439 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: around the Gulf of Mexico and in the western Caribbean Sea from Mexico to Nicaragua. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 125-133; Anal soft rays: 103-114; Vertebrae: 71-75. This species possess a pigmented gut; it differs from L. inca by the number of anal rays (103-112 vs. 112-121); from L. kallion and L. maroratum by the absence of any pattern of spots, bars, or blotches in the head and body; from L. maroratum by the long pelvic ray length as a percentage of standard length (4-7% vs. 10-14%) and the short pelvic ray length as a percentage of standard length (3-6% vs. 8-12%) (Ref. 91765). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||