Scientific Name
Lamprogrammus exutus

Common Name
Legless cuskeel

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 108-119; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 88 - 96

Classification

Classified By

Nybelin & Poll, 1958

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)

Family

Cusk-eels (Ophidiidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Guinea Bissau to Namibia.

Range

12°N - 23°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

260 m

Depth To - meters

700 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 260 - 700 m (Ref. 34024), usually 550 - 700 m (Ref. 27121)

Trophic Level

3.17 s.e. 0.37 Based on food items.

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

46.2 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated