Congriscus marquesaensis
| Congriscus marquesaensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Congriscus |
| Species: | C. marquesaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Congriscus marquesaensis Karmovskaya, 2004
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Congriscus marquesaensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Marquesas Islands (from which its species epithet is derived), in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 391–408 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 27.3 centimetres.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Tighe, K.; McCosker, J.; Smith, D.R. (2019). "Congriscus marquesaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199348A2585967. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199348A2585967.en. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ a b Congriscus marquesaensis Archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 2004 [ref. 28053] Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the western tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 44 (Suppl. 1): S1-S32.
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