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Acromycter atlanticus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Acromycter
Species:	A. atlanticus
Binomial name
Acromycter atlanticus D. G. Smith, 1989

Acromycter atlanticus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David G. Smith in 1989. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived). It dwells at a depth range of 503–640 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 29.5 centimeters.

References

1. Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Acromycter atlanticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T190271A1946356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T190271A1946356.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
2. ^ Acromycter atlanticus at www.fishbase.org.
3. Smith, D. G., 1989 In: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) . Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (part 9).

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