Orange 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. nigrodentatus
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Binomial name | |
Myroconger nigrodentatus Castle & Béarez, 1995
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The orange eel (Myroconger nigrodentatus) is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels). [1] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and Philippe Béarez in 1995. [2] It is a tropical, marine eel known from the Pacific Ocean near Costa Rica and Ecuador. [1] [3] It dwells at a depth range of 50–250 m. Females are known to reach a maximum total length of 36.6 cm. [1]
The species epithet refers to the dark brown or black pigment of the internal jaw. [1] Despite limited known distribution, the IUCN redlist currently lists the orange eel as Least Concern, due to the possibility of a wider distribution, observations that the species is not rare, and a lack of known threats. [3]
Orange 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. nigrodentatus
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Binomial name | |
Myroconger nigrodentatus Castle & Béarez, 1995
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The orange eel (Myroconger nigrodentatus) is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels). [1] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and Philippe Béarez in 1995. [2] It is a tropical, marine eel known from the Pacific Ocean near Costa Rica and Ecuador. [1] [3] It dwells at a depth range of 50–250 m. Females are known to reach a maximum total length of 36.6 cm. [1]
The species epithet refers to the dark brown or black pigment of the internal jaw. [1] Despite limited known distribution, the IUCN redlist currently lists the orange eel as Least Concern, due to the possibility of a wider distribution, observations that the species is not rare, and a lack of known threats. [3]