Kingklip

Genypterus capensis

Ophidiid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Large

Genypterus capensis, commonly known as kingklip, is a species of cusk eel occurring along the Southern African coast from Walvis Bay in Namibia to Algoa Bay in South Africa. It is closely related to Genypterus blacodes from New Zealand. The species grows to a maximum length of 180 cm and a weight of 15.0 kg.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Genypterus
Maximum length: 180 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Walvis Bay, Namibia to Algoa Bay, South Africa. Distinctiveness of this species and Genypterus blacodes is unclear (Ref. 34024 ).

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