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Lepophidium entomelan  Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012

Blackthroat cusk-eel
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Actinopterígios (peces con aletas radiadas) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Etymology: Lepophidium: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335);  entomelan: Named for the very dark orobranchial region and gut (Greek 'entos' for within and 'melan' for black).

Medioambiente / Clima / Gama Ecología

; marino demersal; rango de profundidad 55 - 439 m (Ref. 91765).   Tropical, preferred ?; 35°N - 10°N, 98°W - 78°W (Ref. 91765)

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Western Atlantic: around the Gulf of Mexico and in the western Caribbean Sea from Mexico to Nicaragua.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 91765)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Radios blandos dorsales (total): 125-133; Radios blandos anales: 103 - 114; Vértebra: 71 - 75. This species possess a pigmented gut; it differs from L. inca by the number of anal rays (103-112 vs. 112-121); from L. kallion and L. maroratum by the absence of any pattern of spots, bars, or blotches in the head and body; from L. maroratum by the long pelvic ray length as a percentage of standard length (4-7% vs. 10-14%) and the short pelvic ray length as a percentage of standard length (3-6% vs. 8-12%) (Ref. 91765).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Robins, C.R., R.H. Robins and M.E. Brown, 2012. A revision of Lepophidium (Teleoastei, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of eight new species. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 52(1):1-94. (Ref. 91765)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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