Scientific Name
Otophidium omostigma
Common Name
Polka-dot cusk-eel
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 102-106;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 82 - 85. A distinct black blotch present just above gill cover; two or three rows of dark brownish blotches on body; dorsal fin with blackish blotches along margin; anal black; caudal pale; snout spine situated between posterior nostril and covered with skin; anal wide, flat spine on opercle; gill rakers short (Ref. 13608).