Chiloconger philippinensis
Appearance
Chiloconger philippinensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Chiloconger |
Species: | C. philippinensis
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Binomial name | |
Chiloconger philippinensis Smith & Karmovskaya, 2003
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Chiloconger philippinensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by David G. Smith and Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2003.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Philippines (from which its species epithet is derived), in the western central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 186–230 metres. Females can reach a total length of 19 centimetres.[1]
References
- ^ a b Chiloconger philippinensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Smith, D. G. and E. S. Karmovskaya, 2003 [ref. 27189] A new genus and two new species of congrid eels (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Congridae) from the Indo-West Pacific, with a redescription and osteology of Chiloconger dentatus. Zootaxa No. 343: 1-19.