Red eel
| Red eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Myrocongridae |
| Genus: | Myroconger |
| Species: | M. compressus |
| Binomial name | |
| Myroconger compressus Günther, 1870 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
The red eel[2] (Myroconger compressus) is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including St. Helena, Dakar, Senegal, and possibly São Tomé and Principe. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 53.8 cm.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Myroconger compressus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Myroconger compressus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Myroconger compressus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] See ref. at BHL Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 23, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.