Lepophidium is a genus of cusk-eels.

Lepophidium
L. marmoratum
Blackrim Cusk-eel (L. profundorum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Ophidiinae
Genus: Lepophidium
Gill, 1895
Type species
Leptophidium profundorum
Gill, 1863[1]

Species

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There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lepophidium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lepophidium". FishBase. June 2012 version.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Robins, C.R., Robins, R.H. & Brown, M.E. (2012): A revision of Lepophidium (Teleoastei, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of eight new species. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, 52 (1): 1-94.