Diagnostic Description
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A distinct black blotch present just above gill cover; two or three rows of dark brownish blotches on body; dorsal fin with blackish blotches along margin; anal black; caudal pale; snout spine situated between posterior nostril and covered with skin; anal wide, flat spine on opercle; gill rakers short (Ref. 13608).
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Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 102 - 106; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 82 - 85
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Biology
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Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). Minimum depth from Ref. 37039.
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
Polka-dot cusk-eel: Brief Summary
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The polka-dot cusk-eel (Otophidium omostigma), is a species of ray-finned fish found in the Western Atlantic. It's found in subtropical waters around 10 to 50 m (33 to 164 ft) below the surface.
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Distribution
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Western Atlantic: 40.8 °N to North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico to Florida and the Lesser Antilles; extending to northern South America
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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depth range 16 - 50 m
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Habitat
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benthic
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