Marbled cusk-eel

Lepophidium marmoratum

Oval eggs in gelatin

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Anguilliform
Compressed cross-section
Medium

Marbled cusk-eel is a marine fish recorded from Western Central Atlantic: entire western edge of the Bahamas. It is associated with marine waters. It reaches about 22.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Lepophidium
Maximum length: 22.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: entire western edge of the Bahamas to Cuba, along the Antilles chain to the Virgin Islands; in the western Caribbean Sea (from Yucatan to Nicaragua).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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