mottled cusk-eel

Lepophidium jeannae

Eel from Western Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

mottled cusk-eel is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 29.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Lepophidium
Maximum length: 29.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: S North Carolina through the Florida Keys and around the Gulf of Mexico; with one record from the Cuban side of the Straits of Florida.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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