Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Tenuicephalus

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4 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 21.8 cm SL
 
Tenuicephalus melampeplus
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Max. Length 20.2 cm SL
 
Tenuicephalus multitrabs
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Max. Length 13.9 cm SL
 
Tenuicephalus silus
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Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
 
Tenuicephalus squamilabrus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tenuicephalus melampeplus Western Indian Ocean and 21.8 SL 1896
Tenuicephalus multitrabs Indian Ocean (except for 20.2 SL 2021
Tenuicephalus silus Western Atlantic 13.9 SL 1984
Tenuicephalus squamilabrus Western Indian 17.5 SL 2021



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