Biology:Spotted pike-conger
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Short description: Species of fish
Spotted pike-conger | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Hoplunnis |
Species: | H. tenuis
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Binomial name | |
Hoplunnis tenuis Ginsburg, 1951
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The spotted pike-conger (Hoplunnis tenuis), also known as the conger eel in Cuba,[1] is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida, United States . It dwells at a depth range of 130 to 420 meters (430 to 1,380 ft), and inhabits benthic sediments of mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 46 centimeters (18 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Hoplunnis tenuis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hoplunnis tenuis at www.fishbase.org.
Wikidata ☰ Q2044667 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted pike-conger.
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