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| authority = [[Hugh McCormick Smith|H. M. Smith]] & [[Lewis Radcliffe|Radcliffe]], 1913
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Filament cusk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Homostolus
Species:
H. acer
Binomial name
Homostolus acer

Homostolus acer, 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 (980 to 3,280 ft). 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.

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