Scientific Name
Lepophidium profundorum
Common Name
Blackrim cusk-eel
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 126-133;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 95 - 111. Rostral spine long and curved, reaching tip of snout, without vertical basal component; peritoneum pale; no median basibranchial tooth patch; head extensively covered with imbricate rows of cycloid scales except for snout and throat; body tapering to point, dagger-shaped (Ref. 34024). No dark blotch on body; dorsal and anal fin margins black; no pigment on gill arch (Ref. 13608).