Biology:Uroconger drachi
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Uroconger |
| Species: | U. drachi
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| Binomial name | |
| Uroconger drachi (Blache & Bauchot, 1976)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Uroconger drachi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Jacques Blache and Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1976.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from a single specimen taken from Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. From the holotype it is known to dwell at a depth of 120 metres (390 ft). Males can reach a total length of 41.5 centimetres (16.3 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Uroconger drachi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Uroconger drachi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Blache, J. and M.-L. Bauchot, 1976 [ref. 305] Contribution à la connaissance des poissons Anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 16e note: les familles des Congridae et des Colocongridae. Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 38 (no. 2): 369-444.
Wikidata ☰ Q5618548 entry
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