Ravenous Cusk, Ophidion genyopus

Scientific name: Ophidion genyopus
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A Ravenous Cusk, caught on hook and line at a depth of 1 m, North Entrance Beach, New South Wales, February 2009. Image: Hugh Dorahy
© Hugh Dorahy

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  • Classification
    Genus
    Ophidion
    Species
    genyopus
Ravenous Cusk, Ophidion genyopus
A Ravenous Cusk, caught on hook and line at a depth of 1 m, North Entrance Beach, New South Wales, February 2009. Image: Hugh Dorahy
© Hugh Dorahy

A Ravenous Cusk, caught on hook and line at a depth of 1 m, North Entrance Beach, New South Wales, February 2009.

Notes

Muscle tissue from this fish is registered in the Australian Museum fish collection (AMS I.44787-001),