Red eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Myrocongridae |
Genus: | Myroconger |
Species: | M. compressus
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Binomial name | |
Myroconger compressus
Günther, 1870
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Synonyms [1] | |
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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] These eel are classified as teleost fish, meaning they belong to a group of fish that comprises ray-finned fish. These fins aid the eel in gliding through the water faster or crawling on the ocean floor. [5]
Red eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Myrocongridae |
Genus: | Myroconger |
Species: | M. compressus
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Binomial name | |
Myroconger compressus
Günther, 1870
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Synonyms [1] | |
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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] These eel are classified as teleost fish, meaning they belong to a group of fish that comprises ray-finned fish. These fins aid the eel in gliding through the water faster or crawling on the ocean floor. [5]