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Bighead cusk eel (Otophidium indefatigabile) fish species information

Scientific Name
Otophidium indefatigabile

Common Name
Bighead cusk eel

Biology
Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Adults inhabit sandy bottoms of the continental shelf, up to a depth of 91 m (Ref. 9329). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Bollman, 1890

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)

Family

Cusk-eels (Ophidiidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: outer coast of Baja California and Gulf of California to Panama and the Galapagos Islands.

Range

32°N - 1°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

91 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 91 m (Ref. 9329)

Trophic Level

3.41 s.e. 0.55 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

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

11.7 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)