Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Ophidiidae | Phylum Chordata Order Ophidiiformes Rank Species | |
Genus Hypopleuron
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Hypopleuron caninum, the whiptail cusk, is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans where it occurs at depths of from 300 to 575 metres (984 to 1,886 ft). This species grows to a length of 57 centimetres (22 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.
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