Whitespot cusk-eel

Lepophidium crossotum

Sixteen Point Eight Centimeters Eel of Mexican Waters

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Anguilliform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Whitespot cusk-eel is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 16.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Lepophidium
Maximum length: 16.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: along the coast of the US from North Carolina (south of Cape Hatteras) to southern Florida and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico from western Florida to Yucatan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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