OPHIDIIFORMES

Chili 1948
Red Cusk-eel
Genypterus chilensis
(Ophidiidae)


Cusk Eel
Abyssobrotula galatheae
(Ophidiidae)
(OPHIDIIFORMES)
Abyssal Cusk Eel
Spectrunculus grandis
(Ophidiidae)
(OPHIDIIFORMES)


Most Ophidiiformes has a long base of the dorsal fin and anal fin that are continuing to tail fins. Except somethings, Ophidiiformes live entirely in the sea, and there is the thing inhabiting the deep sea more than depth of the water 8,000m. Ventral fin is consisting of one or two soft fin generally, and is on or before the position of the throat. Cusk eel belonging to Ophidiidae is fish confirmed at world deepest spot (depth of the water 8,370m).

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