Five-banded cusk-eel
📖 Overview
Five-banded cusk-eel (Sirembo quinquefasciatus), first described by Kimura, Seah, Motomura, Nakae & Kawamura, 2026 is a medium-sized fish in the family Ophidiidae (order Ophidiiformes). Adults typically reach 17.20 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anal fin with two dark longitudinal bands, one along the base and another near the margin; dorsal-fin rays 92-96; anal-fin rays 69-73; pseudobranchial filaments 13-22; precaudal vertebrae 14, caudal vertebrae 38-40, total vertebrae 52-54; dorsal-fin origin just above fourth or fifth vertebra; anal-fin origin just below 17th or 18th vertebra; and scale rows between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line 6-8 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Five-banded cusk-eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical Central Pacific: Thailand, Malaysia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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