Black Cusk

Lamprogrammus niger

Lamprogrammus niger is a cusk-eel in the Lamprogrammus genus.

Larval Cusk Eel (Lamprogrammus niger) trawled from between 1,000 and 800 meters depth, Gulf of Mexico, July 2018. Part of the DEEPEND project.

Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Division	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Ophidiiformes
Family	Ophidiidae
Genus	Lamprogrammus
Species	Lamprogrammus niger

Photographed in
United States of America