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Whiptail cusk

The whiptail cusk is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans where it occurs at depths of from 300 to 575 metres. This species grows to a length of 57 centimetres (22 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.

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Whiptail cusk
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Hypopleuron
Species:
H. caninum
Binomial name
Hypopleuron caninum

The whiptail cusk (Hypopleuron caninum) is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans where it occurs at depths of from 300 to 575 metres (980 to 1,890 ft). This species grows to a length of 57 centimetres (22 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.2

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  1. Ho, H. (2020). "Hypopleuron caninum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T137552145A137564100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T137552145A137564100.en. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypopleuron caninum". FishBase. June 2012 version.