Conger erebennus

Conger erebennus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Conger
Species: C. erebennus
Binomial name
Conger erebennus
(Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptocephalus erebennus Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Conger erebennus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan and the Korean Peninsula, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Conger erebennus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Conger erebennus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Jordan, D. S. and J. O. Snyder, 1901 (28 Aug.) [ref. 2508] A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239): 837-890.
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