Black Cusk

Lamprogrammus niger

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–1,190 m
Water temperature11–29 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonRare

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About this species

Lamprogrammus niger is a species of fish in the family Ophidiidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Lamprogrammus niger”, 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: 1 records
February: 2 records
March: 1 records
April: 1 records
May: 5 records
June: 4 records
July: 3 records
August: 2 records
September: 2 records
October: 9 records
November: 0 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–1,190 m · Deepest record: 3,820 m

0–10 m: 10 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 34 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–29 °C

10–12 °C: 8 records
12–14 °C: 5 records
14–16 °C: 3 records
16–18 °C: 3 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 7 records
28–30 °C: 19 records

Names and classification

English: Black Cusk

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: コンニャクイタチウオ

Other scientific names: Lamprogrammus illustris

Similar species

Lamprogrammus brunswigi
Lamprogrammus fragilis
Pink cusk-eel
Genypterus blacodes
Ling
Genypterus tigerinus
Blackedge cusk-eel
Lepophidium 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).
199 open-data records from 1891 to 2021.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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