Biology:Swollengut worm eel

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Swollengut worm eel
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Anguilliformes
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N. tuberculatus
Binomial name
Neoconger tuberculatus
(Castle, 1965)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptocephalus tuberculatus Castle, 1965

The swollengut worm eel[2] (Neoconger tuberculatus) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels).[3] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1965, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel endemic to Australia .[3]

References

  1. Synonyms of Neoconger tuberculatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Neoconger tuberculatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Neoconger tuberculatus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Castle, P. H. J., 1965 (16 Sept.) [ref. 9203] Moringuid leptocephali in Australasian waters. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Zoology v. 7 (no. 7): 125-133.

Wikidata ☰ Q2193868 entry