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What (who) is cusk-eel - definition

FAMILY OF FISHES
Cusk eel; Cusk Eel; Ophidiid; Cusk-eels; Ophidiidae

cusk-eel         
¦ noun a small eel-like marine fish with a tapering body and a pointed tail. [Family Ophidiidae: many species.]
Cusk-eel         
The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific name is from the Greek ophis meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance.
Pink cusk-eel         
SPECIES OF FISH
Genypterus blacodes; Australian Rockling; Kingclip; Pink Ling; Northern Ling; Australian rockling; Pink ling; Northern ling; Pink Cusk-eel
The pink cusk-eel, Genypterus blacodes, is a demersal species of cusk-eel found in the oceans around southern Australia, Chile, Brazil, and around New Zealand except the east coast of Northland, in depths of . Their length is up to , and they live for up to 30 years.

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Cusk-eel

The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific name is from the Greek ophis meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. True eels, however, diverged from other ray-finned fish during the Jurassic, while cusk-eels are part of the Percomorpha clade, along with tuna, perch, seahorses, and others.