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Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); kusanagi: The name 'kusanagi' refers to the ancient holy sword 'kusanagi-no-tsurugi' (one of the Three Imperial Regalia of Japan) which was used by the legendary Japanese prince Yamato Takeru no Mikoto for cutting grass and avoiding disaster at Suruga-no-kuni, the type locality of the species.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien demersaal; diepte 285 - 480 m (Ref. 131479). Subtropical

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Northwest Pacific: Japan.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.1 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 131479)

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Wervels: 158 - 163. This species is distinguished by the following characters: head 7.3-9.1% TL; tail 58-60% TL; body depth at gill opening 2.6-3.0% TL; snout 18-20% HL; posterior nostril opening is slightly above upper lip, concealed by a broad dermal flap; mandibular pores 6; preopercular pores 2; teeth on maxilla and vomer biserial; pectoral fin short (length 22–31% HL), its posterodorsal tip pointed, not elongated; dorsal-fin origin is behind pectoral-fin tip 2.0-2.5 times pectoral-fin length (i.e. horizontal distance from a vertical through gill opening to the origin 3.0-3.5 in the fin length and 0.7-1.0 times head length); margin of anal fin not dark-colored margin; pectoral-fin rays 13; total vertebrae 158-163, mean vertebral formula 19-60-160 (Ref. 131479).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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Hibino, Y., J.E. McCosker and F. Tashiro, 2019. Four new deepwater Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan with a redescription of Ophichthus pallens (Richardson 1848). Ichthyological Research 66(2):289-306. (Ref. 131479)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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Ophichthus kusanagi Hibino, McCosker & Tashiro, 2019