Biology:Congriscus marquesaensis

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Short description: Species of fish

Congriscus marquesaensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Congriscus
Species:
C. marquesaensis
Binomial name
Congriscus marquesaensis
Karmovskaya, 2004

Congriscus marquesaensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Marquesas Islands (from which its species epithet is derived), in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 391–408 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 27.3 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. Tighe, K.; McCosker, J.; Smith, D.R. (2019). "Congriscus marquesaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199348A2585967. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199348A2585967.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199348/2585967. Retrieved 11 February 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Congriscus marquesaensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Karmovskaya, E. S., 2004 [ref. 28053] Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the western tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 44 (Suppl. 1): S1-S32.

Wikidata ☰ Q1920593 entry