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Alcockia rostrata (Günther, 1887) |
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photo by
FAO |
| Family: | Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 2761 - 4040 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Japan and New Caledonia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Elongated body with depressed head bearing sharp spines; eye diameter much shorter than snout; suborbital bones membranous; maxillary sheathed posterodorsally; opercular spine flat and weak; 7 developed rakers on anterior gill arch. | |||
| Biology: | Rare species (Ref. 34024). Minimum depth reported by Ref. 30370. Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||