Lamprogrammus brunswigi
- Usual depth662–1,345 m
- Water temperature16–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Lamprogrammus brunswigi is a species of fish in the family Ophidiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lamprogrammus brunswigi”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
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: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 662–1,345 m · Deepest record: 1,345 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Ukikon-nyakuitachiuo, ウキコンニャクイタチウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 布氏軟鼬魚, 布氏軟鼬鳚, 鼬魚
Other scientific names: Bassobythites brunswigi, Bassobythites macropterus, Lamprogrammus macropterus
Similar species
- Black Cusk
Lamprogrammus niger
Pink cusk-eelGenypterus blacodes
LingGenypterus tigerinus
Blackedge cusk-eelLepophidium brevibarbe
- Digitate Cusk Eel
Dicrolene introniger
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 60 open-data records from 1909 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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