Whiptail cusk

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]

Whiptail cusk
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Ophidiidae
Subfamily:	Neobythitinae
Genus:	Hypopleuron
Species:	H. caninum
Binomial name
Hypopleuron caninum H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913