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Ophidiidae

Pallid cusk-eel

Ophidion puck

Thirteen Point Eight Centimeters Eel of Mexican Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Anguilliform
Small
Tropical fish

Pallid cusk-eel is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 13.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Ophidion
Maximum length: 13.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Mexico and near Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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