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Polka-dot cusk-eel

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The polka-dot cusk-eel (Otophidium omostigma), is a species of ray-finned fish found in the Western Atlantic. It's found in subtropical waters around 10 to 50 m (33 to 164 ft) below the surface.

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Polka-dot cusk-eel
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Otophidium
Species:
O. omostigma
Binomial name
Otophidium omostigma
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)[2]
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Description

Its body is short and flattened.[3] It has brown colored spots around its body and also a black spot around the gills and the dorsal fin. It's anal fins is broad and black. It maxes out at 12.9 cm (5.1 in).[4]

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