Ophidiidae

Mastigopterus imperator

Mastigopterus imperator

Ophidiid Fish beneath Indo West Pacific

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Large

Mastigopterus imperator is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans where it occurs at depths of from 394 to 2,365 metres (1,290 to 7,760 ft). This species grows to a length of 53.5 centimetres (21.1 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.