Band cusk-eel (Ophidion holbrookii) fish species and information / pictures of Band cusk-eel - Ophidion holbrookii

Band cusk-eel (Ophidion holbrookii) fish species information

Scientific Name
Ophidion holbrookii

Common Name
Band cusk-eel

Biology
Head and body tan, unmarked except for dark margin to dorsal fin and, occasionally, anal fin; gill raker on first arch with 2 rudiments on upper limb; dorsal profile nearly straight from snout to dorsal-fin origin (not arched); body distinctly deepest at dorsal-fin origin; body slab-sided (Ref. 34024).

Classification

Classified By

Putnam, 1874

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)

Family

Cusk-eels (Ophidiidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Absent from the Bahamas.

Range

33°N - 23°S, 98°W - 34°W

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

75 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 75 m (Ref. 5217), usually 18 - ? m (Ref. 51183)

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

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

30.0 cm

Common Length

23.0 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: minor commercial

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