Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi
Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi, the scaleline cusk, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Ophidiidae.[1][2]
| Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi | |
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| Female specimen from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Genus: | Lamprogrammus |
| Species: | L. shcherbachevi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi Cohen & Rohr, 1993 | |
Description
Attaining a maximum length of 193 cm (76 in) in males, this species is the largest among the cusk-eels.[3] This species is characterized by its elongate body, distinctive series of spines on the preopercle and opercle,[3] and lack of anterior dorsal fin spines.[4]
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi Cohen & Rohr, 1993". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- Torres, Armi G.; Reyes, Rodolfo B. "Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi, Scaleline cusk".
- Cohen, Daniel M.; Rohr, Bennie A. (May 1993). "Description of a Giant Circumglobal Lamprogrammus Species (Pisces: Ophidiidae)". Copeia. 2: 470–475 – via JSTOR.
- Fukui, Atsushi; Kuroda, Hiroyuki (24 February 2007). "Larvae of Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) from the western North Pacific Ocean". Icthyological Research. Springer Science+Business Media. 54 (1): 74–80.
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