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Otophidium chickcharney  Böhlke & Robins, 1959

Ghost cusk-eel
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Etymology: Otophidium: Greek, ous, oto = ear + Greek, ophis, diminutive = serpent (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Robins.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 34024).   Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5521)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Rare species (Ref. 34024). Inhabit exposed sandy shorelines in only a foot or two of water, and also the bare sand bottom adjacent to patch reefs (Ref. 5521). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).

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Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993. Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters. 2nd edition. University of Texas Press, Austin. (Ref. 5521)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Least Concern (LC) 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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