Biology:Argentine conger
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Short description: Species of fish
| Argentine conger | |
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| Illustration of Argentine conger | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Conger |
| Species: | C. orbignianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837
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The Argentine conger (Conger orbignianus) is a conger of the family Congridae. It is widespread in the Western Atlantic ocean from Rio de Janeiro in Brasil to the Bonaelensis area in north Argentina . In the Eastern Atlantic it is known only as larvae from the southern Gulf of Guinea from Annobón (Equatorial Guinea) to Mossamedes (Angola). Marine demersal fish, up to 1.12 metres (3.7 ft) length.
References
- ↑ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Conger orbignianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T195016A122369597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195016A122369597.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/195016/122369597. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q388597 entry
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