Acromycter longipectoralis

Acromycter longipectoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Acromycter
Species: A. longipectoralis
Binomial name
Acromycter longipectoralis
Karmovskaya, 2004

Acromycter longipectoralis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from New Caledonia, in the western Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 580 metres. Females can reach a total length of 21.7 centimetres.[1]

The species epithet refers to the characteristic long pectoral fins of the species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Acromycter longipectoralis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 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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