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Violet Cusk
Brotulotaenia crassa
Brotulotaenia crassa, also known as violet cuskeel, violet cusk, or blue cusk eel, is a species of fish in the family Ophidiidae. It occurs in the central and northern Atlantic Ocean, southern Indian Ocean, and southwestern Pacific Ocean at depths of 250–800 m (820–2,620 ft)}. It is uncommon. It can grow to 86 cm (34 in) standard length.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 530516.