Needletooth cusk (Epetriodus freddyi)

Scientific name: Epetriodus freddyi Cohen & Nielsen, 1978

Needletooth cusk (Epetriodus freddyi)

The Needletooth cusk (Epetriodus freddyi) is a marine fish of the family Ophidiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, off East Africa to New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 95-98; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 74 - 77. Body relatively short; eye diameter much shorter than snout, mouth ends well posterior to eye; many needle-like teeth; short, sharp opercular spine, preopercle unarmed; 2 median basibranchial tooth patches.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Epetriodus freddyi
Family
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.5
Depth range
1000–1750 m (3281–5741 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1000 - 1750 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: off East Africa to New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

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

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