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Ophidiidae

Pelagic cusk

Pycnocraspedum squamipinne

Ophidiid Fish beneath African Waters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium

Pelagic cusk is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 29.9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Pycnocraspedum
Maximum length: 29.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: off East Africa to New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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