| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Ophididae | Lepophidium staurophor | Robins | 1959 | Barred Cusk-eel |
All Lepophidium Species: No barbels on snout and chin. Scales cycloid. Median basibranchial tooth patches present or absent. All body scales in regularly overlapping rows; posterior part of head extensively scaled (FAO 2002).
Lepophidium staurophor
Unique Characters: Body with pattern of spots, bars, or blotches. Body with dark markings on paler background. Upper portion of body crossed by broad dark bands with pale outlines (Robins et al. 2012).
Similar Species:
Lepophidium brevibarbe, Blackedge Cusk-eel
Blackedge Cusk-eel, Lepophidium brevibarbe. Body without any pattern of spots, bars, or blotches (Robins et al. 2012).
Lepophidium gilmorei, Pepperfin Cusk-eel
Pepperfin Cusk-eel, Lepophidium gilmorei. Body with pattern of spots, bars, or blotches. Body with pale markings on darker background. Upper half of body with pale mottling; pectoral fin with dark upper edge, at least basally; dorsal-fin rays 117–122; anal-fin rays 95–101 (Robins et al. 2012).
Lepophidium jeannae, Mottled Cusk-eel
Mottled Cusk-eel, Lepophidium jeannae. Body with pattern of spots, bars, or blotches. Body with dark markings on paler background. Upper portion of body with dark spots or stripes, lacking dark bands or bars (Robins et al. 2012).
Lepophidium profundorum, Fawn Cusk-eel
Fawn Cusk-eel, Lepophidium profundorum. Body with pattern of spots, bars, or blotches. Body with pale markings on darker background. Body with a single row of pale spots along the entire length (may be difficult to see in older preserved material). Pectoral fin without dark dorsal margin. Dorsal-fin rays 129–142; anal-fin rays 109–121 (Robins et al. 2012).
References:
(FAO 1999). Nielsen, J.G., Cohen, D.M., Markle, D.F., and C.R. Robins. FAO species catalogue. Volume 18. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 18. Rome, FAO. 1999. 178p., 136 figs.
Robins, C.R., R.H. Robins and M.E. Brown. 2012. A revision of Lepophidium (Teleostei, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of eight new species. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, 52 (1): 1-94