Band cusk-eel (Ophidion holbrookii)

Scientific name: Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874

Band cusk-eel (Ophidion holbrookii)

The Band cusk-eel (Ophidion holbrookii) is a marine fish of the family Ophidiidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Absent from the Bahamas.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ophidion holbrookii
Family
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
23.0
Depth range
0–75 m (0–246 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 75 m, usually 18 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Absent from the Bahamas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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