Scientific Name
Lepophidium microlepis
Common Name
Silver cusk eel
Biology
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 rather uniformly pigmented, slightly paler below or with only a series of dark dashes along lateral line or markings confined to vertical fins; esophagus black, gill chamber and oral cavity pale; dorsal fin unspotted (Ref. 34024).