bank cusk-eel

Ophidion holbrookii

Thirty Centimeters Eel of Western Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

The band cusk-eel (Ophidion holbrookii) is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. Widespread in the Western Atlantic from North Carolina, United States, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Absent from The Bahamas.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Ophidion
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Absent from the Bahamas.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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