Glyptophidium macropus
- Usual depth293–330 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and July
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 293–330 m · Deepest record: 330 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
- Japanese Cusk
Glyptophidium japonicum
- Bigeye brotula
Glyptophidium longipes
- Sculptured Cusk
Glyptophidium lucidum
Pink cusk-eelGenypterus blacodes
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- 3 open-data records from 1963 to 2007.
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