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Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Neobythitinae


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16 species (see list below)
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Photo by FAO

In deep waters of tropic
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Abyssobrotula galatheae Nielsen, 1977

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Abyssobrotula galatheae
[Galathea cuskeel]

Photo by Kamikawa, D.J.

Eastern Pacific.
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Dicrolene filamentosa Garman, 1899

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Dicrolene filamentosa
[]
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Dicrolene gregoryi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 48.1 cm TL
 
Dicrolene nigra
[]
No picture found
 
Dicrolene pullata
[]

Photo by MNHN

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 193 cm SL
Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi Cohen & Rohr, 1993

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Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi
[Scaleline cusk]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
 
Leucicorus lusciosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 45.5 cm SL
 
Luciobrotula coheni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.6 cm SL
 
Monomitopus torvus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific

Neobythites stelliferoides Gilbert, 1890

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Neobythites stelliferoides
[Thread brotula]
No picture found

Max. Length 27.7 cm SL
 
Porogadus atripectus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 46.5 cm SL
 
Porogadus longiceps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 28 cm SL
 
Porogadus promelas
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 57.5 cm SL
 
Spectrunculus crassus
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Max. Length 127 cm SL
Spectrunculus grandis (Günther, 1877)

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Spectrunculus grandis
[Pudgy cuskeel]
No picture found

Max. Length 28.2 cm SL
 
Ventichthys biospeedoi
[East-Pacific ventbrotula]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abyssobrotula galatheae Galathea cuskeel In deep waters of tropic 16.5 SL 1977
Dicrolene filamentosa Eastern Pacific. 44 TL 1899
Dicrolene gregoryi Eastern Pacific. 1926
Dicrolene nigra Southeast Pacific 48.1 TL 1899
Dicrolene pullata Eastern Pacific. 1899
Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi Scaleline cusk Eastern Indian Ocean 193 SL 1993
Leucicorus lusciosus Eastern Pacific. 24.5 SL 1899
Luciobrotula coheni Eastern Pacific 45.5 SL 2009
Monomitopus torvus Eastern Pacific 22.6 SL 1899
Neobythites stelliferoides Thread brotula Eastern Central Pacific 1890
Porogadus atripectus Eastern Central Pacific. 27.7 SL 1899
Porogadus longiceps Eastern Pacific. 46.5 SL 1899
Porogadus promelas Eastern Pacific. 28 SL 1892
Spectrunculus crassus Atlantic and eastern Paci 57.5 SL 1888
Spectrunculus grandis Pudgy cuskeel Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 127 SL 1877
Ventichthys biospeedoi East-Pacific ventbrotula Southeast Pacific 28.2 SL 2006



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