Band cusk-eel

The Band cusk-eel lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 0 - 75 m , usually 18 - m environment.

In turn, the band cusk-eel is preyed upon by larger fishes, especially dogfish, skates, conger eels, and flounders. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY Unlike bythytids, male band cusk-eels do not have a copulatory organ, and fertilization occurs externally. More

Bank cusk-eel or band cusk-eel (Ophidion holbrookii) Gulf of Mexico 3211 thumbnail picture Crested cusk-eel (Ophidion josephi) Gulf of Mexico 3212 thumbnail picture More

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Common names

Band cusk-eel in English
bank cusk-eel in English
Brotule de banc in French (français)
congriperla de bajos in Spanish (español)
Congro in Portuguese (Português)
Longnose cusk-eel in English
Perla in Spanish (español)
Perla de banco in Spanish (español)
長吻鼬鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
长吻鼬鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
霍氏鼬鳚 in Chinese (中文)
霍氏鼬鳚 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Ophidiiformes
Family : Ophidiidae
Genus : Ophidion
Species : Ophidion holbrookii
Authority : Putnam, 1874