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Ophidiidae

Goatling Cusk-eel

Ophidion asiro

Barbelike chin rays searching sandy Japanese seabeds

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Goatling Cusk-eel is a marine fish from Northwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 20 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Ophidion
Water type: Marine
Body shape: elongated

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