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''Spectrunculus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of cusk-eels found in the
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and
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s.


Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Spectrunculus crassus'' ( Vaillant, 1888) * '' Spectrunculus grandis'' ( Günther, 1877) (Pudgy cusk-eel)


References

Ophidiidae {{Ophidiidae-stub