Scientific Name
Dicrolene quinquarius  
Pronounce  
Dicrolene quinquarius五指絲指鼬魚
by: Hsin-Ming Yeh & Tsung-Han Wu
Author (Günther, 1887) Depth 700 - 1300M
Chinese 五指絲指鼬魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鼬鳚科 Economic Fish No 
Family F222 Ophidiidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 五指絲指鼬鳚 
Max Length 58 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 鼬魚 
Distribution in World India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan East、South West、Nan Sa IS. 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos  Holotype Locality Off Japan, Challenger station 235, depth 565 fathoms 
Synonyms Dicrolene quinquaris, Pteroidonus quinquarius   
Reference Yen, H. M., M. Y. Lee & K. T. Shao. 2005. Fifteen Taiwanese new records of Ophidiid fishes (Pisces: Ophidiidae) collected from the deep waters by the RV `Ocean Researcher I'. J. Fish. Sec. Taiwan, 32: 279-299;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.  Yoshihiko Machida etc. 1983 Nielsen, J. G., D. M. Cohen, D. F. Markle etc. 1999 Yeh, H.M., M.Y. Lee, etc. 2005 
Specimen List ASIZP0061751. ASIZP0063709. ASIZP0064080. ASIZP0064121. ASIZP0066098. ASIZP0066309. ASIZP0066811. ASIZP0067975. ASIZP0801266. ASIZP0801586. ASIZP0803736. ASIZP0901347. ASIZP0911266. ASIZP0911586. ASIZP0913736.  
Common Name Cusk eel 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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