Blackedge Cusk

Ophidion muraenolepis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth52–320 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsJune, August, and October
How commonRare

About this species

The blackedge cusk is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. It is widespread in the Pacific Ocean from Taiwan and the Arafura Sea to Hawaii, and is a marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 15.5 centimetres (6.1 in) long.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Blackedge cusk”, 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: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 8 records
July: 7 records
August: 8 records
September: 1 records
October: 8 records
November: 2 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 52–320 m · Deepest record: 360 m

40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 4 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 5 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 1 records
140–150 m: 1 records
150+ m: 7 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 12 records
24–26 °C: 9 records
26–28 °C: 12 records
28–30 °C: 8 records

Names and classification

English: Blackedge Cusk, Black-edged Cuskeel

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Minamiashiro, ミナミアシロ
Simplified Chinese: 黑邊鼬魚, 黑邊鼬鳚, 鼬魚

Other scientific names: Ophidium muraenolepis, Ophiodon muraenolepis

Similar species

Goatling Cusk-eel
Ophidion asiro
Ravenous Cusk
Ophidion genyopus
Bigeye Cuskeel
Ophidion smithi
Pink cusk-eel
Genypterus blacodes
Ling
Genypterus tigerinus
Blackedge cusk-eel
Lepophidium brevibarbe

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).
78 open-data records from 1960 to 2007.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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