Lumiconger arafura

Lumiconger arafura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Lumiconger
Castle & Paxton, 1984
Species: L. arafura
Binomial name
Lumiconger arafura
Castle & Paxton, 1984

Lumiconger arafura, or luminous conger, is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of its genus. It is only found in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia at depths of 27–104 meters near the ocean floor.

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