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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Ophidiinae
Genus: Parophidion

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Photo by Smith, D.G.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Parophidion schmidti (Woods & Kanazawa, 1951)

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Parophidion schmidti
[Dusky cusk-eel]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Parophidion vassali (Risso, 1810)

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Parophidion vassali
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parophidion schmidti Dusky cusk-eel Western Atlantic 10 TL 1951
Parophidion vassali Eastern Atlantic 25 SL 1810



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