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Blotched cusk-eel (Ophidion grayi) fish species and information / pictures of Blotched cusk-eel - Ophidion grayi
Blotched cusk-eel (Ophidion grayi) fish species information
Scientific Name
Ophidion grayi
Common Name
Blotched cusk-eel
Biology
Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Classification
Classified By
Fowler, 1948
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)
Family
Cusk-eels (Ophidiidae)
Distribution
Region
Western Atlantic
Distribution
Western Atlantic: South Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Mexico.
Range
Unknown
Environment
Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown
°C
Water Temperature To
Unknown
°C
Depth From - meters
10
m
Depth To - meters
60
m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 60 m (Ref. 34024)
Trophic Level
3.55 s.e. 0.57 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False
Physical Size and Genetics
Maximum Length
30.0
cm
Common Length
Unknown
cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Human Uses and Population
Human Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
Not Evaluated