Threadtail conger
| Threadtail conger | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Uroconger |
| Species: | U. syringinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Uroconger syringinus Ginsburg, 1954 | |
The Threadtail conger (Uroconger syringinus, also known as the Slender-tail conger[1]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1954.[3] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Guinea, the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 44 to 384 metres (144 to 1,260 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 38 centimetres (15 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Uroconger syringinus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Uroconger syringinus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Ginsburg, I., 1954 (Aug.) [ref. 12645] Four new fishes and one little-known species from the east coast of the United States including the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 44 (no. 8): 256-264.
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