Freckled pike-conger
| Freckled pike-conger | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Hoplunnis |
| Species: | H. macrura |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplunnis macrura Ginsburg, 1951 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The freckled pike-conger (Hoplunnis macrura), also known as the silver conger,[2] is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[3] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951.[4] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico, Colombia, and towards the mouth of the Amazon River. It dwells at a depth range of 55-310 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 54.2 centimetres.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Hoplunnis macrura at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Hoplunnis macrura at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Hoplunnis macrura 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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