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Spectrunculus grandis Eggs | Giant Cuskeel

This is a close-up view of the egg mass of a giant cuskeel (Spectrunculus grandis). Each egg is less than 2mm in size. Pigmentation is black. This is a bathydemersal species, living on the ocean floor at depths of 1000m to 6000m. These eggs were found floating at the ocean surface. See also photograph of entire egg mass. Photographed in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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This is a close-up view of the egg mass of a giant cuskeel (Spectrunculus grandis). Each egg is less than 2mm in size. Pigmentation is black. This is a bathydemersal species, living on the ocean floor at depths of 1000m to 6000m. These eggs were found floating at the ocean surface. See also photograph of entire egg mass. Photographed in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.