Domain |    Eukarya |
Kingdom |    Animalia |
Phylum |    Chordata |
Family |    Aphyonidae |
Description |    Blind cusk eels |
Environment |    Marine |
Etymology |    Greek, derived from aphyo, aphye = sardine, anchovy, in the sense of whitish, with the colour of sardine |
Genus |    6 |
No. of Species |    23 |
Order |    Ophidiiformes |
Class |    Actinopterygii |
Reproductive Guild |    Bearers |
Distribution |    Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Scaleless. No swim bladder. Dorsal fin continuous with anal fins. Dorsal fin origin posterior, well behind the pectoral fin. Eyes rudimentary. Opercular spine weak, if present. Sensory pores on head absent. No pyloric caeca. Pelvic fin jugular with a single ray; lacking in a few. Bilobed ovaries. Total vertebrae 68-86: precaudal 26-48. Neotenic in some features. Mostly found beyond 700 m depth. |
A trolling boat has multiple outriggers, poles and lines attached that use lures dragged across the ocean surface at speeds of 4 – 10 knots. Large beefy hooks are used with special durable lures allowing the fisherman to easily unhook the gamefish that has been caught and quickly get their lines back into the water. The larger the lures, the larger the potential fish, the larger the hooks. A tuna boat will usually make slow wide circles when trolling. A billfish boat will usually work ledges, fathom lines, zig zag area coordinates or make trolling circles if bait or a porpoise school is located and/or if they are fishing a FAD..