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Cusk-eels
The cusk-eel family is a group of marine bony fishes in the order Ophidiiformes. The scientific name is from the Greek ophis meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. However, they can be distinguished from true eels of the order Anguilliformes by the ventral fins, which are developed into a forked barbel-like organ below the mouth in the cusk-eels; in the true eels by contrast they are never well-developed and usually missing entirely. They are found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world. They live close to the sea bottom, at below 2,000 metres depth. One species, Abyssobrotula galatheae, was recorded at the bottom of the Puerto Rico trench, making it the deepest recorded fish at 8,370 metres. The largest species, Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi, grows up to 2 metres in length, but most species are shorter than a metre. Unlike their close relatives, the viviparous brotulas of the Bythitidae, they are egg-laying, and the larvae live amongst the plankton, relatively close to the surface. A few species are fished commercially, most notably the pink cusk-eel, Genypterus blacodes.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cusk-eels in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cusk-eels in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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