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Ophidiidae
leopard cusk-eel
Lepophidium pardale
Elongated Eel from Gulf of California
- Tropical
- Offshore
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Elongated
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
Mediumleopard cusk-eel is a marine fish found around Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 24.8 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cusk-eels
- Family
- Ophidiidae
- Genus
- Lepophidium
- Maximum length
- 24.8 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California, Mexico to northern Peru (off Chiclayo) and along the outer coast of Baja California; offshore at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, in the Islas Perlas, Panama, and Galapagos (record needs confirmation).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
