FB-8991 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8991 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Spectrunculus Spectrunculus grandis (Günther, 1877) Giant cusk-eel Pudgy cuskeel Puggy cuskeel Abadèche boulotte Donzelle broche Sokobôzu Congriperla gruesa 五線鼬鳚 五线鼬鳚 歪嘴五線鼬鳚 歪嘴五线鼬鳚 Bassogigas grandis (Günther, 1877) Neobythites grandis (Günther, 1877) Sirembo grandis Günther, 1877 Spectrunculus gigas (Günther, 1877) Spectrunculus radcliffei Jordan & Thompson, 1914 1994-03-05 2011-03-09 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter0 Laboratory guide to early life history stages of Northeast Pacific fishes. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS 80:1-652. (Ref. 265) Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino0 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). 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(Ref. 123019) FB-GeneralDescr-8991 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2011-03-09 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8991 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Common species (Ref. 34024). Based on stomach radiographs, contents include crustaceans, gastropods, remains of polychaetes, and detritus (Ref. 80689). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36413). Oval, pelagic eggs float in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). Uiblein, F., J.G. Nielsen and P.R. Møller 2008 Systematics of the ophidiid genus <i>Spectrunculus</i> (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes) with resurrection of <i>S. crassus</i>. Copeia 2008(5)542-551. (Ref. 80689) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8991 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-12-12 00:00:00 2011-03-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8991 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution This species is distinguished and differs from S. crassus by the following characters: number of dorsal-fin rays 135-148 (121-139), anal-fin rays 101-112 (vs. 91-102), total vertebrae 77-88 (vs. 71-78), otolith ostium depth in % of sulcus length 19-29 (vs. 30-40) (Ref. 80689). Uiblein, F., J.G. Nielsen and P.R. Møller 2008 Systematics of the ophidiid genus <i>Spectrunculus</i> (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes) with resurrection of <i>S. crassus</i>. Copeia 2008(5)542-551. (Ref. 80689) FB-Morphology-8991 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-12-12 00:00:00 2011-03-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8991 Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 135 - 148; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 101 - 112; Vertebrae: 77 - 88 Uiblein, F., J.G. Nielsen and P.R. Møller 2008 Systematics of the ophidiid genus <i>Spectrunculus</i> (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes) with resurrection of <i>S. crassus</i>. Copeia 2008(5)542-551. (Ref. 80689) FB-Distribution-8991 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2018-11-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8991 Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Uiblein, F., J.G. Nielsen and P.R. Møller 2008 Systematics of the ophidiid genus <i>Spectrunculus</i> (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes) with resurrection of <i>S. crassus</i>. Copeia 2008(5)542-551. (Ref. 80689) FB-Uses-8991 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2011-03-09 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8991 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer 1999 FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. Field guide to the living marine resources of Namibia. FAO, Rome. 265p. (Ref. 27121) FB-LifeCycle-8991 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2011-03-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=8991&StockCode=9312 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Oviparous (Ref. 36413). Ambrose, D.A. 1996 Ophidiidae: cusk-eels. p. 513-531. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505p. (Ref. 36413) FB-Size-8991 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2011-03-09 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8991 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 127 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 34024)) Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-8991 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2011-03-09 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8991 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size bathydemersal; marine; depth range 800 - 4300 m (Ref. 36731), usually 2000 - 3000 m (Ref. 58302) Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer 1999 FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. Field guide to the living marine resources of Namibia. FAO, Rome. 265 p. (Ref. 36731) Mundy, B.C. 2005 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. (Ref. 58302)