Lepophidium entomelan
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Ophidiiformes (Pearlfishes and others)
Ophidiidae (Cusk-Eels)
Lepophidium
Lepophidium entomelan
Description
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Characters
Body shape: eel-like. This species possess a pigmented gut; it differs from L. inca by the number of anal rays (103-112 vs. 112-121); from L. kallion and L. maroratum by the absence of any pattern of spots, bars, or blotches in the head and body; from L. maroratum by the long pelvic ray length as a percentage of standard length (4-7% vs. 10-14%) and the short pelvic ray length as a percentage of standard length (3-6% vs. 8-12%) (Ref. 91765).
Distribution
Western Atlantic: around the Gulf of Mexico and in the western Caribbean Sea from Mexico to Nicaragua.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 55-439 m.
Biology
Max length: 25.6 cm SL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2013-01-29. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Robins, C.R., R.H. Robins and M.E. Brown (2012) A revision of Lepophidium (Teleoastei, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of eight new species. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 52(1):1-94.
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