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Cusk-eel (no English common name)
Lamprogrammus brunswigi
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Cusk-eel (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Lamprogrammus brunswigi
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Deep-water fish
- Family
- Ophidiidae (cusk-eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 90 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Near the bottom and in the water column above it, recorded from 800 to 1600 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2014
Description
A large, elongate deep-sea cusk-eel reaching about 90 cm, living close to the bottom at roughly 800 to 1,600 m. It is rarely caught.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lamprogrammus-brunswigi.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lamprogrammus_brunswigi.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.