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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Glyptophidium

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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28.7 cm SL
Glyptophidium argenteum Alcock, 1889

Photo by FAO
 
Glyptophidium argenteum
[]
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Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Glyptophidium japonicum
[Japanese cusk]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Glyptophidium longipes Norman, 1939

Photo by SFSA
 
Glyptophidium longipes
[Bigeye brotula]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
Glyptophidium lucidum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Glyptophidium lucidum
[Sculptured cusk]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Glyptophidium macropus Alcock, 1894

Photo by CSIRO
 
Glyptophidium macropus
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Glyptophidium oceanium Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Glyptophidium oceanium
[]
6 Species of Family Ophidiidae with Genus Glyptophidium
(Cusk-eels)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1889 Glyptophidium argenteum Indo-West Pacific 28.7 SL
1936 Glyptophidium japonicum Japanese cusk Western Pacific 22 SL
1939 Glyptophidium longipes Bigeye brotula Western Indian Ocean 26 SL
1913 Glyptophidium lucidum Sculptured cusk Western Pacific 21.2 SL
1894 Glyptophidium macropus Indo-West Pacific 21 SL
1913 Glyptophidium oceanium Western Pacific 22 SL



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