| Otophidium | |
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| Polka-dot Cusk-eel (O. omostigma) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophidiinae |
| Genus: | Otophidium T. N. Gill, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| Genypterus omostigma Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | |
Otophidium is a genus of cusk-eels, part of the subfamily Ophidiinae in the family Ophidiidae. They are found in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
- Otophidium chickcharney J. E. Böhlke & Robins, 1959 (Ghost cusk-eel)
- Otophidium dormitator J. E. Böhlke & Robins, 1959 (Sleeper cusk-eel)
- Otophidium indefatigabile D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Bighead cusk-eel)
- Otophidium omostigma (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Polka-dot cusk-eel)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Otophidium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- Jørgen G. Nielsen; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard Robins (1999). Ophidiiform Fishes of the World (Order Ophidiiformes) An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 18. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. pp. 42–43. ISBN 9251043752.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Otophidium". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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