Scientific Name
Lepophidium brevibarbe
Common Name
Shortbeard cusk-eel
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 128-136;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 104 - 116. 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). Body dark gray or brownish gray without blotches; dorsal and anal fins dark, becoming gradually darker at the extreme blackish edge; pelvic fin blackish in anterior half and pale in posterior half; gill arch blackish or brownish; head covered with scales except for snout, lips, and branchiostegal membrane (Ref. 13608).