Alcockia rostrata

Alcockia rostrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Alcockia
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896
Species: A. rostrata
Binomial name
Alcockia rostrata
(Günther, 1887)

Alcockia rostrata is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans where it is found at depths of from 2,761 to 4,040 metres (9,058 to 13,255 ft). This species grows to a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.

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