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Otophidium

Polka-dot Cusk-eel (O. omostigma)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Ophidiidae
Genus:	Otophidium T. N. Gill, 1885

Otophidium is a genus of cusk-eels.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Otophidium chickcharney J. E. Böhlke & Robins, 1959 (Ghost cusk-eel)
Otophidium dormitator J. E. Böhlke & Robins, 1959 (Sleeper cusk-eel)
Otophidium indefatigabile D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Bighead cusk-eel)
Otophidium omostigma (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Polka-dot cusk-eel)

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Otophidium". FishBase. June 2012 version.

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