The whiptail cusk (Hypopleuron caninum) is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans where it occurs at depths of from 300 to 575 metres (984 to 1,886 ft). This species grows to a length of 57 centimetres (22 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.[1]
Whiptail cusk | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Ophidiidae |
Subfamily: | Neobythitinae |
Genus: | Hypopleuron |
Species: | H. caninum
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Binomial name | |
Hypopleuron caninum H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypopleuron caninum". FishBase. June 2012 version.