| Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Ophidiinae |
| 14.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 51 - 183 m |
| Western Atlantic: USA. off Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 116-129; Anal soft rays: 92-102; Vertebrae: 67-69. This species is characterized by the following features: D 116-129 (usually 119-125); A 92-102 (usually 98-100); pectoral fin rays 19-21 (rarely 20); precaudal vertebrae 16-17 (usually 17); caudal vertebrae 50-52 (usually 51), total vertebrae 67-69 (usually 68); gill rakers on first gill arch with 2 rudiments above, 4 developed but short gill rakers below; short, blunt and bulbous head; dorsal tissue of head usually flaccid, inflated; subterminal mouth; dorsal and ventral profiles of body nearly parallel for much of its length; unmarked body; short and unequal pelvic-fin rays, longer reaching under anterior third of opercle (Ref. 81834). |
| Occurs over sand and mud bottom (Ref. 81834). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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