Bigeye Cusk

This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 77-92; A 59-72; moderately large eyes (2.5-3.0% SL); moderately slender, massive body, snout with many cirri; cheeks with scales and a large scale patch on opercular spine(6-17), with large specimens having a few scales below opercular spine; with upper preopercular pore; outer pseudoclasper broad-based, not very large, not extending beyond hood in resting position; the inner pseudoclasper is not much smaller than the outer one, equal anterior and posterior lobes, anterior lobe broadly connected to anterior rim of outer pseudoclasper; slender otolith, its length to height 2.2-2.4, with gently curved dorsal rim; otolith length to sulcus length 1.6-1.7, ostium length to caudal length 3.5-4.0; vertebrae 11-12 + 30-32 = 41-44 (Ref. 81230).Description: Characterized by brownish red to orange brown color; caudal rays 16; body depth at origin of anal fin 16.8-23.4 (mean 19.9) % SL; anterior nostril high on snout, about one-third or less distance from lip to anterior rim of eye (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 77 - 92; Analsoft rays: 59 - 72; Vertebrae: 41 - 44

Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534); in inshore waters (Ref. 75154).

Uncommon species (Ref. 34024), inhabiting coral reefs (Ref. 13278). Cryptic, solitary inhabitant of shallow water (

Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia

罕見魚種

主要的鑑別特徵如下： D 77-92； A 59-72；眼中大(2.5-3.0% SL)；吻部具許多觸鬚。頰部具鱗，以及鰓蓋棘(6-17)間有一個較大區域的鱗片區，此外，有些大魚在鰓蓋棘下方另具鱗。具上前鰓蓋孔；外部的假交尾器(pseudoclasper)，有寬大的底部，但不特別大且不延伸到包覆外部交腳器的邊緣；內部假交尾器略小於外部假交尾器，前和後部的突出物等大。耳石細長，高度為長度2.2-2.4倍，背部外緣略成弧狀。椎骨11-12 + 30-32 = 41-44。

主要棲息於珊瑚礁區，生態習性不甚清楚。