Sirembo jerdoni (Day, 1888)
Brown-banded cusk-eel
Sirembo jerdoni
photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

 Family:  Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae
 Max. size:  12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Bay of Bengal, Western Australia, Gulf of Thailand, Philippines, East China Sea.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  A benthic species found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). Rarely in markets (Ref. 34024).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 07.06.94
 Modified by: OrtaƱez, Auda Kareen - 09.09.08

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