Slimy cuskeel (Brosmophyciops pautzkei)

Scientific name: Brosmophyciops pautzkei Schultz, 1960

Slimy cuskeel (Brosmophyciops pautzkei)

The Slimy cuskeel (Brosmophyciops pautzkei) is a marine fish of the family Bythitidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78-84; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 58 - 62. When alive, body coloration is brown with translucent orange fins and is covered in a thick granular mucus.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Brosmophyciops pautzkei
Family
Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Depth range
6–54 m (20–177 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 54 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Samoa and the Austral Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals. Recorded from the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Thailand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec

Sources

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

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