Scientific Name
Bathyonus caudalis  
Pronounce  
Bathyonus caudalis大尾深水鼬魚
by: Hsin-Ming Yeh & Tsung-Han Wu
Author (Garman, 1899) Depth 1524 - 4040M
Chinese 大尾深水鼬魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鼬鳚科 Economic Fish No 
Family F222 Ophidiidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 大尾深水鼬鳚 
Max Length 51.8 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 鼬魚 
Distribution in World India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan East、South West 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos  Holotype Locality Off Central America, 5°30'N, 86°45'W, Albatross station 3366, depth 1067 fathoms 
Synonyms Mixonus caudalis   
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.  Nielsen, J. G., D. M. Cohen, D. F. Markle etc. 1999 Endo, H. etc. 2000 Endo, H., Y. Machida etc. 2000 Yeh, H.M., M.Y. Lee, etc. 2005 
Specimen List ASIZP0061773. ASIZP0063787. ASIZP0073636. ASIZP0073640. ASIZP0073641. ASIZP0073643. ASIZP0805064. ASIZP0805068. ASIZP0805069. ASIZP0805071. ASIZP0901410. ASIZP0915064. ASIZP0915068. ASIZP0915069. ASIZP0915071.  
Common Name Cusk eel 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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