| Family: |
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Ophidiinae |
| Max. size: |
20.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 60 - 402 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlanic Ocean: from the western edge of the Bahamas and Cuba along the Antillean chain to Trinidad and in the southern, eastern, and western Caribbean Sea; a collection is known from the Gulf of Mexico northwest of the Yucatan Peninsula. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 124-135; Anal soft rays: 105-117; Vertebrae: 70-75. This species is characterized by the following: fringed snout; average snout length 20.9% in HL; average bony interorbit distance 18.6% in HL; average lateral line length 91.5% in SL; average post orbital head length 20.7% in HL; average preanal distance 36.7% in SL; head and body color tan and without pattern; no white spot on symphyseal region of the snout (Ref. 91765). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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