Scientific Name	Bassozetus multispinis			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	Shcherbachev, 1980	Depth	1500 - 2000M
Chinese	多棘索深鼬魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鼬鳚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F222　Ophidiidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	多棘索深鼬鳚
Max Length	44.7 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鼬魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Southeastern Indian Ocean, 19°54.5'S, 87°52.5'E, depth 1500-1550 meters
Synonyms
Reference	Yen, H. M., M. Y. Lee & K. T. Shao. 2006. Neobythites longipes Smith &Radcliffe, 1913 (Pisces: Ophidiidae), a new record from the waters adjacent to Taiwan. J. Fish. Sec. Taiwan, 33(4): 357-364；Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins. 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 18. Rome, FAO, 178 p. 136 figs.  Nielsen, J. G., D. M. Cohen, D. F. Markle etc. 1999 Lee, M.-Y., D.-A. Lee, etc. 2005 Yeh, H.M., M.Y. Lee, etc. 2006
Specimen List
Common Name	Cusk eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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