Heteroconger congroides
| Heteroconger congroides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. congroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger congroides (D'Ancona, 1928) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Heteroconger congroides is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Kamaran Islands in Yemen, in the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known only from larvae, which are known from a depth of 522 metres (1,713 ft).[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Heteroconger congroides at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Heteroconger congroides at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ D'Ancona, U., 1928 [ref. 15917] Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 146: 1-146, Pls. 1-5.