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Spectrunculus

Spectrunculus is a genus of cusk-eels found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Last revised
May 28, 2026
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Length
105 w
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Spectrunculus
Pudgy Cusk-eel (S. grandis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Spectrunculus
D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914
Type species
Spectrunculus radcliffei
Jordan & Thompson, 19141

Spectrunculus is a genus of cusk-eels found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:2

References

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Spectrunculus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Spectrunculus". FishBase. June 2012 version.