Rubbernose conger
Appearance
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Rubbernose conger | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Macrocephenchelys |
Species: | M. brevirostris
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Binomial name | |
Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen & Weng, 1967)
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The Rubbernose conger (Macrocephenchelys brevirostris) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967, originally under the genus Rhynchoconger.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan and Australia. It dwells at a depth range of 280 to 440 metres (920 to 1,440 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 36.7 centimetres (1.20 ft).[2]
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