Xenoconger fryeri
| Xenoconger fryeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Xenoconger Regan, 1912 |
| Species: | X. fryeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenoconger fryeri Regan, 1912 | |
The Fryer's false moray[1] (Xenoconger fryeri) is an eel of the family Chlopsidae (false morays), and the only species in the genus Xenoconger.[2] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1912.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known solely from Assumption Island, in the Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 1 to 5 metres (3.3 to 16.4 ft), and inhabit benthic rock crevices. Males are known to reach a total length of 20.5 centimetres (8.1 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Xenoconger fryeri at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Xenoconger fryeri" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
- ↑ Regan, C. T. 1912 (Sept.) [ref. 3643] New fishes from Aldabra and Assumption, collected by Mr. J. C. F. Fryer. The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 15 (pt 2, no. 18): 301-302.
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