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Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874

Band cusk-eel
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Colombia country information

Common names: Perla
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
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Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Marketed as "perla" and flesh is appreciated (Ref. 34024).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Etymology: Ophidion: Diminutive of Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 75 m (Ref. 5217), usually 18 - ? m (Ref. 51183).   Tropical; 33°N - 23°S, 98°W - 34°W (Ref. 34024)

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