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Polka-dot Cusk-eel
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Polka-dot Cusk-eel

Otophidium omostigma (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPolka-dot Cusk-eel
Dutch—
SpanishCongriperla lunareja
Chinese盖斑孔鳔鼬鳚
Scientific nameOtophidium omostigma (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

About this species

The polka-dot cusk-eel (Otophidium omostigma), is a species of ray-finned fish found in the Western Atlantic. It's found in subtropical waters around 10 to 50 m (33 to 164 ft) below the surface.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderOphidiiformes
FamilyOphidiidae
GenusOtophidium

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