Whiptail conger
| Whiptail conger | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Rhynchoconger |
| Species: | R. gracilior |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchoconger gracilior (Ginsburg, 1951) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The whiptail conger (Rhynchoconger gracilior), also known as the conger eel in Cuba,[2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951, originally under the genus Congrina.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States in the northern Gulf of Mexico and northern South America. It is known to dwell at a depth of 203 metres (666 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 61 centimetres (24 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Rhynchoconger gracilior at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Rhynchoconger gracilior at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Rhynchoconger gracilior at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Ginsburg, I., 1951 (30 Sept.) [ref. 1804] The eels of the northern Gulf Coast of the United States and some related species. Texas Journal of Science v. 3 (no. 3): 431-485.
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