Japanese cusk (Glyptophidium japonicum)

Scientific name: Glyptophidium japonicum Kamohara, 1936

Japanese cusk (Glyptophidium japonicum)

The Japanese cusk (Glyptophidium japonicum) is a marine fish of the family Ophidiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan to off Northwest Australia.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 123-134; Anal soft rays: 98 - 108. Prominent head and body with an attenuate caudal part; head bones with large, thin crests; eye equal to or greater than length of snout; opercular spine broad, flat and weak; basibranchial with 2 median and a pair of tooth patches; long gill rakers on anterior gill arch 21-26. Caudal fin rays 8-10; stem of pseudobranchial filament pale, filaments 10-15; anterior anal fin ray below 28th-31st dorsal fin rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Glyptophidium japonicum
Family
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Depth range
145–595 m (476–1952 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 145 - 595 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to off Northwest Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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