Pudgy cusk-eel
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phylum | Chordata | The pudgy cusk-eel is a common fish of deep oceans worldwide. It is bathydemersal, living along the ocean floor most often at depths between 2000 and 3000 metres, and known from waters as deep as 4800 metres. It is one of the largest bony fishes living below 2000 meters, reaching up to 127 centimetres in length. It has a long, laterally compressed body and a rounded snout with a single fleshy anterior nostril in front of a flat posterior nostril.
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class | Actinopterygii | |
order | Ophidiiformes | |
family | Ophidiidae | |
genus | Spectrunculus | |
species | S. grandis |
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