Biology:Rhynchoconger ectenurus
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Short description: Species of fish
| Rhynchoconger ectenurus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Rhynchoconger |
| Species: | R. ectenurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchoconger ectenurus (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)
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Rhynchoconger ectenurus, known commonly as the longnose conger in Australia ,[3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by David Starr Jordan in Robert Earl Richardson in 1909, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[5] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including northern Australia , Japan , the Korean Peninsula, and the eastern China Sea. It inhabits soft sediments on the continental shelf and slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 65 centimetres (26 in; 2.13 ft).[4]
References
- ↑ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Rhynchoconger ectenurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199281A2578168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199281A2578168.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199281/2578168. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ Synonyms of Rhynchoconger ectenurus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Rhynchoconger ectenurus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rhynchoconger ectenurus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Jordan, D. S. and R. E. Richardson, 1909 [ref. 2493] A catalogue of the fishes of the island of Formosa, or Taiwan, based on the collections of Dr. Hans Sauter. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 4 (no. 4): 159-204, Pls. 63-74.
Wikidata ☰ Q2925917 entry
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