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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Porogadus

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17 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Porogadus abyssalis Atlantic Ocean 20.9 SL 1957
Porogadus atripectus Eastern Central Pacific. 27.7 SL 1899
Porogadus caboverdensis Eastern Atlantic 33 SL 2021
Porogadus catena Atlantic Ocean. 22 SL 1885
Porogadus dracocephalus Indo-Pacific 32 SL 2021
Porogadus gracilis Cavernous assfish Indo-West Pacific 22.9 TL 1878
Porogadus guentheri Northwest Pacific 21 SL 1902
Porogadus lacrimatus Western Pacific 20.4 SL 2021
Porogadus longiceps Eastern Pacific. 46.5 SL 1899
Porogadus melanocephalus Eastern Indian Ocean 18.3 SL 1891
Porogadus mendax Northeastern Atlantic 29 SL 2021
Porogadus miles Slender cuskeel Cosmopolitan. 38.7 SL 1885
Porogadus nudus Eastern Atlantic. 19.8 SL 1888
Porogadus promelas Eastern Pacific. 28 SL 1892
Porogadus solomonensis Western Pacific 17.5 SL 2021
Porogadus trichiurus Indo-West Pacific 64 TL 1890
Porogadus turgidus Northeast Atlantic 29.5 SL 2021



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