Alcockia rostrata (Günther, 1887)

Description


Elongated body with depressed head bearing sharp spines; eye diameter much shorter than snout; suborbital bones membranous; maxillary sheathed posterodorsally; opercular spine flat and weak; 7 developed rakers on anterior gill arch.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ophidiiformes

Family: Ophidiidae

Genus: Alcockia

Species: Alcockia rostrata (Günther, 1887)

Climate Zone


  • bathypelagic
  • Location


  • Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Japan and New Caledonia.
  • Biology


    Rare species (Ref. 34024). Minimum depth reported by Ref. 30370. Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).

    Habitat


    bathypelagic