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Ophidiidae
shorthead cusk-eel
Ophidion dromio
Bulbous head with inflated tissue
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- South America
- Anguilliform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Anguilliform
Smallshorthead cusk-eel is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 14.6 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cusk-eels
- Family
- Ophidiidae
- Genus
- Ophidion
- Maximum length
- 14.6 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: USA. off Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
