sleeper cusk-eel
Otophidium dormitator Böhlke & Robins, 1959
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Otophidium dormitator Böhlke & Robins, 1959
- Name authority
- Böhlke & Robins, 1959
- Common name
- sleeper cusk-eel
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Ophidiidae
- Genus
- Otophidium
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderOphidiiformes
- familyOphidiidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilyOphidiinae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusOtophidium Gill, 1885
- speciesOtophidium dormitator Böhlke & Robins, 1959
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Otophidium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| ghost cusk-eelOtophidium chickcharney Böhlke & Robins, 1959 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panamic cusk-eelOtophidium indefatigabile Jordan & Bollman, 1890 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| polka-dot cusk-eelOtophidium omostigma (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Böhlke, J. E., & Robins, C. R. (1959). Studies on fishes of the family Ophidiidae.--II. Three new species from the Bahamas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 111: 37–52, Pl. 5. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:75DL3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.