Filament Cusk
Homostolus acer
- Usual depth400–699 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
The filament cusk is a species of cusk-eel found in the western Pacific Ocean from the waters off of Japan to Australia and New Caledonia where it occurs at depths of from 300 to 1,000 metres. This species grows to a length of 18.4 centimetres (7.2 in) SL and is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. It is the only known member of its genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Filament cusk”, 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: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 400–699 m · Deepest record: 791 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Filament Cusk
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Itohikiitachiuo, イトヒキイタチウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 長趾鼬魚, 長趾鼬鳚, 鼬魚
Other scientific names: Homostolus japonicus
Similar species
- Robust Assfish
Bassozetus robustus
- Japanese Cusk
Glyptophidium japonicum
- Sculptured Cusk
Glyptophidium lucidum
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).
- 138 open-data records from 1909 to 2007.
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