Threadtail conger | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Uroconger |
Species: | U. syringinus |
Binomial name | |
Uroconger syringinus Ginsburg, 1954 |
The threadtail conger (Uroconger syringinus, also known as the slender-tail conger) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1954. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Guinea, the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 44 to 384 meters (144 to 1,260 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 38 centimeters (15 in).
References
- Common names of Uroconger syringinus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Uroconger syringinus at www.fishbase.org.
- Ginsburg, I., 1954 (Aug.) Four new fishes and one little-known species from the east coast of the United States including the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 44 (no. 8): 256-264.
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