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Ophidiidae

Dicrolene quinquarius

Dicrolene quinquarius

Five to eleven long pectoral filaments

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Large

Dicrolene quinquarius is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies deep water. Records give a maximum length of 57.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Dicrolene
Maximum length: 57.7 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: off Mozambique to Japan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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