Filament cusk
The filament cusk (Homostolus acer) is a species of cusk-eel found in the western Pacific Ocean from the waters off of Japan to Australia and New Caledonia where it occurs at depths of from 300 to 1,000 metres (980 to 3,280 ft). This species grows to a length of 18.4 centimetres (7.2 in) SL and is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. It is the only known member of its genus.[1]
| Filament cusk | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Neobythitinae |
| Genus: | Homostolus |
| Species: | H. acer |
| Binomial name | |
| Homostolus acer H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Homostolus japonicus Matsubara, 1943 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Homostolus acer" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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