# Whiptail cusk

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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Ho, H. |year=2020 |title=''Hypopleuron caninum'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T137552145A137564100 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T137552145A137564100.en |access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
| taxon = Hypopleuron caninum
| display_parents = 2
| authority = [H. M. Smith](/source/Hugh_McCormick_Smith) & [Radcliffe](/source/Lewis_Radcliffe), 1913
}}

The '''whiptail cusk''' ('''''Hypopleuron caninum''''') is a species of [cusk-eel](/source/cusk-eel) found in the [Indian](/source/Indian_Ocean) and western [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean)s where it occurs at depths of from {{convert|300|to|575|m|ft|-1}}.  This species grows to a length of {{convert|57|cm|in}} [SL](/source/fish_measurement).  It is the only known member of its [genus](/source/genus).<ref name = FishBase>{{FishBase |genus= Hypopleuron|species= caninum| month = June | year = 2012}}</ref>

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Category:Ophidiidae
Category:Fish described in 1913

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