Scientific Name
Ophidion muraenolepis

Common Name
Blackedge cusk

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 151; Anal soft rays: 111; Vertebrae: 70

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1880

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)

Family

Cusk-eels (Ophidiidae)

Distribution

Region

Pacific Ocean

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Taiwan and the Arafura Sea to Hawaii.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

80 m

Depth To - meters

370 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 80 - 370 m (Ref. 11897)

Trophic Level

3.45 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

15.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown 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: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (22 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