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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Monomitopus

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14 species (see list below)

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Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 20.3 cm SL
Monomitopus agassizii (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Monomitopus agassizii
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic.

Monomitopus americanus (Nielsen, 1971)

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Monomitopus americanus
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
 
Monomitopus conjugator
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Monomitopus garmani
[]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm SL
Monomitopus kumae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Monomitopus kumae
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Monomitopus longiceps
[]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 53.5 cm SL
 
Monomitopus magnus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific.

 
Monomitopus malispinosus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 23.5 cm SL
 
Monomitopus metriostoma
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific

Monomitopus microlepis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by FAO
 
Monomitopus microlepis
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Monomitopus nigripinnis (Alcock, 1889)

Photo by SFSA
 
Monomitopus nigripinnis
[]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20.7 cm SL
Monomitopus pallidus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Monomitopus pallidus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 22.6 cm SL
 
Monomitopus torvus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean

Monomitopus vitiazi (Nielsen, 1971)

Photo by FAO
 
Monomitopus vitiazi
[Spearcheek cusk]
14 Species of Family Ophidiidae with Genus Monomitopus
(Cusk-eels)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1896 Monomitopus agassizii Western Central Atlantic 20.3 SL
1971 Monomitopus americanus Southwest Atlantic.
1896 Monomitopus conjugator Indian Ocean
1913 Monomitopus garmani Western Central Pacific 19.2 SL
1925 Monomitopus kumae Northwest Pacific 48 SL
1913 Monomitopus longiceps Western Pacific
1985 Monomitopus magnus Western Atlantic 53.5 SL
1899 Monomitopus malispinosus Eastern Central Pacific.
1888 Monomitopus metriostoma Eastern Atlantic 23.5 SL
1913 Monomitopus microlepis Western Central Pacific
1889 Monomitopus nigripinnis Indian Ocean 35 TL
1913 Monomitopus pallidus Western Pacific 20.7 SL
1899 Monomitopus torvus Eastern Pacific 22.6 SL
1971 Monomitopus vitiazi Spearcheek cusk Eastern Indian Ocean



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