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

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Circumtropical except the
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Lamprogrammus brunswigi (Brauer, 1906)

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Lamprogrammus brunswigi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 46.2 cm SL
Lamprogrammus exutus Nybelin & Poll, 1958

Photo by SFSA
 
Lamprogrammus exutus
[Legless cuskeel]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 57 cm SL
 
Lamprogrammus fragilis
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Circumtropical, sometimes
Max. Length 61 cm SL
Lamprogrammus niger Alcock, 1891

Photo by JAMARC
 
Lamprogrammus niger
[]

Photo by MNHN

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 193 cm SL
Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi Cohen & Rohr, 1993

Photo by MNHN
 
Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi
[Scaleline cusk]
5 Species of Family Ophidiidae with Genus Lamprogrammus
(Cusk-eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1906 Lamprogrammus brunswigi Circumtropical except the 90 TL
1958 Lamprogrammus exutus Legless cuskeel Eastern Atlantic 46.2 SL
1892 Lamprogrammus fragilis Indian Ocean 57 SL
1891 Lamprogrammus niger Circumtropical, sometimes 61 SL
1993 Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi Scaleline cusk Eastern Indian Ocean 193 SL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013