Alcockia rostrata
| Alcockia rostrata | |
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| 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.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Alcockia rostrata" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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