Armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata)

Scientific name: Hoplobrotula armata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata)

The Armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata) is a marine fish of the family Ophidiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan to off Australia, including the Arafura Sea.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 94. Rather elongate body with blunt head; eye almost as long as snout; upper jaws ends well behind eye; 3 sharp spines on preopercle and 1strong opercular spine; 1 median and a pair of basibranchial tooth patches; 5-6 developed rakers on anterior gill arch; pelvic fins inserted beneath eye; precaudal vertebrae 13. Snout spine present.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hoplobrotula armata
Family
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
200–350 m (656–1148 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 350 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to off Australia, including the Arafura Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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