Whiptail conger | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Rhynchoconger |
Species: | R. gracilior
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Binomial name | |
Rhynchoconger gracilior (
Ginsburg, 1951)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The whiptail conger (Rhynchoconger gracilior), also known as the conger eel in Cuba, [3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951, originally under the genus Congrina. [5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States in the northern Gulf of Mexico and northern South America. It is known to dwell at a depth of 203 meters (666 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 61 centimeters (24 in). [4]
Whiptail conger | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Rhynchoconger |
Species: | R. gracilior
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Binomial name | |
Rhynchoconger gracilior (
Ginsburg, 1951)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The whiptail conger (Rhynchoconger gracilior), also known as the conger eel in Cuba, [3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951, originally under the genus Congrina. [5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States in the northern Gulf of Mexico and northern South America. It is known to dwell at a depth of 203 meters (666 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 61 centimeters (24 in). [4]