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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Monomitopus

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14 species (see list below)
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Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 20.3 cm SL
Monomitopus agassizii (Goode & Bean, 1896)

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Monomitopus agassizii
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic.

Monomitopus americanus (Nielsen, 1971)

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Monomitopus americanus
[]
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Monomitopus conjugator
[]
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Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Monomitopus garmani
[]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm SL
Monomitopus kumae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925

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Monomitopus kumae
[]
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Monomitopus longiceps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 53.5 cm SL
 
Monomitopus magnus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.6 cm TL
 
Monomitopus malispinosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.5 cm SL
 
Monomitopus metriostoma
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific

Monomitopus microlepis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

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Monomitopus microlepis
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Monomitopus nigripinnis (Alcock, 1889)

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Monomitopus nigripinnis
[]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20.7 cm SL
Monomitopus pallidus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

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Monomitopus pallidus
[]
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Max. Length 22.6 cm SL
 
Monomitopus torvus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean

Monomitopus vitiazi (Nielsen, 1971)

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Monomitopus vitiazi
[Spearcheek cusk]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Monomitopus agassizii Western Central Atlantic 20.3 SL 1896
Monomitopus americanus Southwest Atlantic. 1971
Monomitopus conjugator Indian Ocean 1896
Monomitopus garmani Western Central Pacific 19.2 SL 1913
Monomitopus kumae Northwest Pacific 48 SL 1925
Monomitopus longiceps Western Pacific 1913
Monomitopus magnus Western Atlantic 53.5 SL 1985
Monomitopus malispinosus Eastern Central Pacific. 21.6 TL 1899
Monomitopus metriostoma Eastern Atlantic 23.5 SL 1888
Monomitopus microlepis Western Central Pacific 1913
Monomitopus nigripinnis Indian Ocean 35 TL 1889
Monomitopus pallidus Western Pacific 20.7 SL 1913
Monomitopus torvus Eastern Pacific 22.6 SL 1899
Monomitopus vitiazi Spearcheek cusk Eastern Indian Ocean 1971



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