Chameleon Cusk
Sirembo metachroma
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A rare deep dweller of the continental shelf, the chameleon cusk is thought to live near the bottom and just above it. Like others in its family it probably scatters oval eggs that float up in a gelatinous mass, and it turns up only rarely in markets.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Ophidiiformes › Ophidiidae › Sirembo
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282812.
FAQ
- Is the Chameleon Cusk dangerous to divers?
- The Chameleon Cusk is harmless to divers.