Myroconger gracilis
| Myroconger gracilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Myrocongridae |
| Genus: | Myroconger |
| Species: | M. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Myroconger gracilis Castle, 1991
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Myroconger gracilis is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels).[1] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1991.[2] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the Kyushu–Palau Ridge in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 320–640 m. Females are known to reach a maximum standard length of 47.7 cm.[1]
The species epithet gracilis refers to the slender body of the eel in comparison to Myroconger compressus (red eel).[1]
References
- ^ a b c Myroconger gracilis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Castle, P.H.J., 1991. First Indo-Pacific record of the eel family Myrocongridae, with the description of a new species of Myroconger. Copeia 1991(1):148–150.