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Blachea longicaudalis

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Species of fish

Blachea longicaudalis
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: Blachea
Species: B. longicaudalis
Binomial name
Blachea longicaudalis
Karmovskaya, 2004

Blachea longicaudalis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Fiji and New Caledonia, in the western Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 400–461 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 68.3 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum TL of 57 cm.

The species epithet "longicaudalis" refers to the eel's elongated caudal fins.

References

  1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Blachea longicaudalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199269A2576780. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199269A2576780.en. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ Blachea longicaudalis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Karmovskaya, E. S., 2004 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.
Taxon identifiers
Blachea longicaudalis


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