Congriscus maldivensis

Congriscus maldivensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Congriscus
Species: C. maldivensis
Binomial name
Congriscus maldivensis
(Norman, 1939)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conger maldivensis Norman, 1939
  • Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju, 1975 [2]

Congriscus maldivensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939, originally under the genus Conger.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Australia, Fiji, Madagascar, Maldives (from which its species epithet is derived), New Caledonia, the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna. It dwells at a depth range of 354–820 metres. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 35.2 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. Synonyms of Congriscus maldivensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Kurogi, H., Chow, S., Yanagimoto, T., Konishi, K., Nakamichi, R., Sakai, K., Ohkawa, T., Saruwatari, T., Takahashi, M., Ueno, Y. & Mochioka, N. (2015): Adult form of a giant anguilliform leptocephalus Thalassenchelys coheni Castle and Raju 1975 is Congriscus megastomus (Günther 1877). Ichthyological Research, 63 (2): 239-246.
  3. 1 2 Congriscus maldivensis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Norman, J. R., 1939 (25 Nov.) [ref. 6556] Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1): 1-116.


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