Scientific Name
Epetriodus freddyi
Common Name
Needletooth cusk
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 95-98;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 74 - 77. Body relatively short; eye diameter much shorter than snout, mouth ends well posterior to eye; many needle-like teeth; short, sharp opercular spine, preopercle unarmed; 2 median basibranchial tooth patches (Ref. 34024).