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Acromycter nezumi

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Species of fish

Acromycter nezumi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Acromycter
Species: A. nezumi
Binomial name
Acromycter nezumi
(Asano, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Promyllantor nezumi Asano, 1958

Acromycter nezumi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally under the genus Promyllantor. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres.

References

  1. Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Acromycter nezumi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199058A2554542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199058A2554542.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. Synonyms of Acromycter nezumi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Acromycter nezumi at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Asano, H., 1958 (15 July) Studies on the conger eels of Japan. II. Description of two new fishes referable to the genera Rhynchocymba and Promyllantor. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 67 (no. 7): 197-201.
Taxon identifiers
Acromycter nezumi


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