Biology:Congriscus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Congriscus
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Congriscus megastomus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Subfamily: Congrinae
Genus: Congriscus
D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925
Synonyms

Thalassenchelys Castle & Raju, 1975 [1][2]

Congriscus is a genus of eels in the family Congridae.[3]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3][4]

References

  1. Kurogi, H.; Chow, S.; Yanagimoto, T.; Konishi, K.; Nakamichi, R.; Sakai, K.; Ohkawa, T.; Saruwatari, T. et al. (2015). "Adult form of a giant anguilliform leptocephalus Thalassenchelys coheni Castle and Raju 1975 is Congriscus megastomus (Günther 1877)". Ichthyological Research 63 (2): 239–246. doi:10.1007/s10228-015-0492-5. 
  2. Chow, S., Yanagimoto, T., Kurogi, H., Appleyard, S.A. & Pogonoski, J.J. (2016): A giant anguilliform leptocephalus Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju is a junior synonym of Congriscus maldivensis (Norman 1939). Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (4): 2203–2211.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke, eds (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=6244. Retrieved 7 February 2016. 
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Congriscus in FishBase. October 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1887601 entry