Giant Cuskeel, Spectrunculus grandis Günther 1877
Other Names: Giant Cusk-eel, Pudgy Cuskeel
A Giant Cuskeel, Spectrunculus grandis, on the Davidson Seamount off California - depth 2516 m. Source: NOAA Photo Library / http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/. License: Public Domain
Summary:
A large pale greyish to dark brown cuskeel found worldwide at deep bathyal and abyssal depths.
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Spectrunculus grandis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2686
Giant Cuskeel, Spectrunculus grandis Günther 1877
More Info
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from off New South Wales, to the Great Australian Bight, South Australia, and the Lord Howe Rise in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species is circumglobal in tropical to temperate waters at depths of 800-4300 m. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 135-148; Anal fin 101-112; Vertebrae 77-88. |
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Feeding |
Feeds on a range of invertebrates including crustaceans, gastropod molluscs and polychaete worms. |
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Biology |
The species is oviparous, and females lay oval, pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass. The larvae are epipelagic. |
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Fisheries |
Occasionally taken as bycatch in bottom trawls. |
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Species Citation |
Sirembo grandis Günther, 1877: 437. Type locality: south of Yeddo, Japan, 34 37 N, 140 32 E, 3431 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Resources |
Giant Cuskeel, Spectrunculus grandis Günther 1877
References
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