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Ophidiidae
Palenose cusk-eel
Lepophidium kallion
Eel in Western Central Atlantic
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Anguilliform
- Medium
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Anguilliform
MediumPalenose cusk-eel is a marine fish from Western Central Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 16.6 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cusk-eels
- Family
- Ophidiidae
- Genus
- Lepophidium
- Maximum length
- 16.6 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas and the Greater Antilles to Barbados; including Belize and St. Croix (probably more widespread).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Water
Conservation status
