Band cusk-eel
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The band cusk-eel (Ophidion holbrookii) is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. Widespread in the Western Atlantic from North Carolina, United States, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Absent from The Bahamas. Marine reef-associated tropical demersal fish, up to 30 cm (12 in) long.
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Band cusk-eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Ophidiidae |
Genus: | Ophidion |
Species: | O. holbrookii |
Binomial name | |
Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874 | |
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Its range under water can be between 0.5–7 m (1.6–23.0 ft), but usually it is found deeper than 18 m (59 ft) below the surface.[1] This species was first seen in the Key West area near Florida, USA in 1874 and described by Frederic Ward Putnam.