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finescale cusk-eel (Lepophidium microlepis)
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finescale cusk-eel (Lepophidium microlepis) specimen
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Ophidiidae

finescale cusk-eel

Lepophidium microlepis

Forty One Point Five Centimeters Eel of Gulf of California

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

finescale cusk-eel is a marine fish found around Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 41.5 cm.

Maximum length
41.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and along the outer coast of Baja California as far north as Bahía Sebastían Viscaíno.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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