Pink Cusk-eel

Genypterus brasiliensis

Sixty Eight Point Eight Centimeters Eel from the Brazilian Coast

Pink Cusk-eel is a marine fish found around Southwest Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 68.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Genypterus
Maximum length: 68.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ref. 9358 ) to northern Argentina (Ref. 27363 ). Appears to be an unpatterned form of blacodes ; status of this species unclear (Ref. 34024 ).

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