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Etymology: Lepophidium: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); cultratum: Name from the Latin 'cultratus', meaning knife-shaped..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade 91 - 329 m (Ref. 91765). Tropical; 18°N - 5°N, 85°W - 50°W (Ref. 91765)

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Western Atlantic: southern Caribbean Sea from eastern Honduras and southern Nicaragua to French Guiana.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.8 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 91765)

Descrição breve Morfologia | Morfometria

Raios dorsais moles (total): 128-137; Raios anais moles: 105 - 112; Vértebras: 70 - 74. This species is characterized by the following: head and body without pattern; differs L. crossotum, L. kallion, and L. wileyi in lacking a fringed snout; no large spot in the dorsal fin; lacks the distally expanded anterior rib or haltere (?) in males (Ref. 91765).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

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Robins, C.R., R.H. Robins and M.E. Brown, 2012. A revision of Lepophidium (Teleoastei, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of eight new species. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 52(1):1-94. (Ref. 91765)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Lepophidium cultratum Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012