Galathea cuskeel

Abyssobrotula galatheae

A record catch from eight thousand meters in the trench

Cross-climate
Subtropical
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Medium

Galathea cuskeel is a marine fish of the deepest ocean trenches. A specimen recovered around 8,370 meters in the Puerto Rico Trench set a depth record.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Abyssobrotula
Maximum length: 16.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: In deep waters of tropical and subtropical areas of all oceans. 3 specimens from the Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 3686 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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