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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Ophidiiformes
Family:
Ophidiidae
Subfamily:
Ophidiinae
Genus:
Genypterus
Species:
maculatus
Common:
Black cusk-eel
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Pacific, Southeast
Parmentier, E., Bahri, M. A., Plenevaux, A., Fine, M. L., Estrada, J. M. 2018. Sound Production and Sonic Apparatus in Deep-Living Cusk-Eels (Genypterus chilensis and Genypterus maculatus). Deep-Sea Research Part I, 141: 83-92.
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Species Identified
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