Epetriodus freddyi

Epetriodus freddyi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Epetriodus
Cohen & J. G. Nielsen, 1978
Species: E. freddyi
Binomial name
Epetriodus freddyi
Cohen & J. G. Nielsen, 1978

Epetriodus freddyi, the needletooth cusk, is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs at depths of 1,000 to 1,750 metres (3,280 to 5,740 ft). This species grows to a length of 21.5 centimetres (8.5 in) SL. It is the only known species of its genus.

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