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Cusk (Brosme brosme)

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Cusk
(Brosme brosme)
Photo: NMFS Northeast Region


Status
ESA Candidate Species - throughout its range
ESA Species of Concern - Atlantic-Gulf of Maine

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Lotidae
Genus: Brosme
Species: brosme

Key Documents
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Title Federal Register Date
Notice of Initiation of a Status Review under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 72 FR 10710 03/09/2007

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