| Family: |
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Ophidiinae |
| Max. size: |
19.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 118 - 320 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Pacific: known only from the ocean off northern Peru (Piura Province); |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 133-141; Anal soft rays: 112-121; Vertebrae: 74-77. This species have the following characteristics: pyloric caeca usually 7-8 in 1 or 2 whorls, typically 6+2; usually 3 rudimentary gill rakers on the upper arm of the first arch, 4-5 developed rakers on lower arm, usually 2-3 rudimentary rakers anteriorly on the lower arm; total gill rakers 9-13; dorsal-fin origin between neural spines 3-4; head and body uniformly dusky; pectoral fins clear; dorsal and anal fins clear with a dark edge, most developed in the anal fin; posterior part of the roof of the mouth, upper pharyngeal region, and gill bars are blackish; esophagus, caeca, and anterior part of the intestine are blackish (Ref. 91765). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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