Dusky cusk-eel (Parophidion schmidti)

Scientific name: Parophidion schmidti Woods & Kanazawa, 1951

The Dusky cusk-eel (Parophidion schmidti) is a marine fish of the family Ophidiidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bermuda, Bahamas and southern Florida (USA) to northern South America.

Biology

Scales on body in anguilloid pattern, somewhat overlapping, interorbital region scaled, opercle naked, cheeks, top of head forward to centre of interorbital region scaled; ethmoid spine reduced to a low bump; gill chamber and guts pale; no pyloric caeca; males with posterior opening on swim bladder; the two pelvic fin rays equally long or very nearly so.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Parophidion schmidti
Family
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas and southern Florida (USA) to northern South America.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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