| Family: |
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Ophidiinae |
| Max. size: |
25.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 55 - 439 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: around the Gulf of Mexico and in the western Caribbean Sea from Mexico to Nicaragua. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 125-133; Anal soft rays: 103-114; Vertebrae: 71-75. This species possess a pigmented gut; it differs from L. inca by the number of anal rays (103-112 vs. 112-121); from L. kallion and L. maroratum by the absence of any pattern of spots, bars, or blotches in the head and body; from L. maroratum by the long pelvic ray length as a percentage of standard length (4-7% vs. 10-14%) and the short pelvic ray length as a percentage of standard length (3-6% vs. 8-12%) (Ref. 91765). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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