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

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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by Kamikawa, D.J.

Eastern Pacific.
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Dicrolene filamentosa Garman, 1899

Photo by Kamikawa, D.J.
 
Dicrolene filamentosa
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific.
 
Dicrolene gregoryi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 41.6 cm SL
 
Dicrolene hubrechti
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Dicrolene introniger Goode & Bean, 1883

Photo by JAMARC
 
Dicrolene introniger
[Digitate cusk eel]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 27.3 cm SL
 
Dicrolene kanazawai
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm SL
 
Dicrolene longimana
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 18.4 cm SL
 
Dicrolene mesogramma
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Dicrolene multifilis (Alcock, 1889)

Photo by SFSA
 
Dicrolene multifilis
[Slender brotula]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 40.3 cm TL
 
Dicrolene nigra
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean.
 
Dicrolene nigricaudis
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 16.6 cm SL
Dicrolene pallidus Hureau & Nielsen, 1981

Photo by SFSA
 
Dicrolene pallidus
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No picture found
Eastern Pacific.
 
Dicrolene pullata
[]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 57.7 cm SL
Dicrolene quinquarius (Günther, 1887)

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Dicrolene quinquarius
[]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Dicrolene tristis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Dicrolene tristis
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean.
 
Dicrolene vaillanti
[]
15 Species of Family Ophidiidae with Genus Dicrolene
(Cusk-eels)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1899 Dicrolene filamentosa Eastern Pacific. 44 TL
1926 Dicrolene gregoryi Eastern Pacific.
1913 Dicrolene hubrechti Eastern Indian Ocean 41.6 SL
1883 Dicrolene introniger Digitate cusk eel Eastern Atlantic 35 TL
1958 Dicrolene kanazawai Western Central Atlantic 27.3 SL
1913 Dicrolene longimana Indo-West Pacific 32 SL
1980 Dicrolene mesogramma Eastern Indian Ocean. 18.4 SL
1889 Dicrolene multifilis Slender brotula Indian Ocean 26 SL
1899 Dicrolene nigra Southeast Pacific 40.3 TL
1891 Dicrolene nigricaudis Indian Ocean.
1981 Dicrolene pallidus Eastern Atlantic 16.6 SL
1899 Dicrolene pullata Eastern Pacific.
1887 Dicrolene quinquarius Indo-West Pacific 57.7 SL
1913 Dicrolene tristis Western Pacific 17.5 TL
1890 Dicrolene vaillanti Indian Ocean.



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