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Ophidiidae
polka-dot cusk-eel
Otophidium omostigma
Dark ink mark above gill
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- South America
- Elongated
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
Smallpolka-dot cusk-eel is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 12.9 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cusk-eels
- Family
- Ophidiidae
- Genus
- Otophidium
- Maximum length
- 12.9 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico; also in the Lesser Antilles; extending to northern South America (Ref. 5217 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
