Spotted pike-conger
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Species: | H. tenuis
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Hoplunnis tenuis Ginsburg, 1951
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The spotted pike-conger (Hoplunnis tenuis), also known as the conger eel in Cuba,[1] is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 130 to 420 metres (430 to 1,380 ft), and inhabits benthic sediments of mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 46 centimetres (18 in).[2]
References
- ^ Common names of Hoplunnis tenuis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Hoplunnis tenuis at www.fishbase.org.