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

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2 species (see list below)

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 22.9 cm SL
 
Penopus japonicus
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Photo by SFSA

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Penopus microphthalmus (Vaillant, 1888)

Photo by SFSA
 
Penopus microphthalmus
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2 Species of Family Ophidiidae with Genus Penopus
(Cusk-eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2011 Penopus japonicus Northwest Pacific 22.9 SL
1888 Penopus microphthalmus Western Atlantic 35 TL



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