Spadefoot Cuskeel
Holcomycteronus aequatoris
- Usual depth1,555–4,030 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Holcomycteronus is a genus of cusk-eels. It includes Holcomycteronus profundissimus, long thought to be the deepest-living fish in the world's oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Holcomycteronus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1,555–4,030 m · Deepest record: 4,030 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Spadefoot Cuskeel
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 深海鈍吻鼬魚, 深海鈍吻鼬鳚, 鼬魚
Other scientific names: Bassogigas aequatoris
Similar species
Pink cusk-eelGenypterus blacodes
LingGenypterus tigerinus
Blackedge cusk-eelLepophidium brevibarbe
- Digitate Cusk Eel
Dicrolene introniger
- Golden Cusk
Sirembo imberbis
armored weaselfishHoplobrotula armata
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 13 open-data records from 1909 to 1982.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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