Congriscus maldivensis

Congriscus maldivensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Congriscus
Species: C. maldivensis
Binomial name
Congriscus maldivensis
(Norman, 1939)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conger maldivensis Norman, 1939
  • Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju, 1975[2]

Congriscus maldivensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939, originally under the genus Conger.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Australia, Fiji, Madagascar, Maldives (from which its species epithet is derived), New Caledonia, the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna. It dwells at a depth range of 354–820 metres. It can reach a maximum standard length of 35.2 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Congriscus maldivensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Chow, S.; Yanagimoto, T.; Kurogi, H.; Appleyard, S. A.; Pogonoski, J. J. (2016). "A giant anguilliform leptocephalus Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju is a junior synonym of Congriscus maldivensis (Norman 1939)". Journal of Fish Biology. 89 (4): 2203–2211. doi:10.1111/jfb.13111.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Congriscus maldivensis" in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  4. ↑ Norman, J. R., 1939 (25 Nov.) Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1): 1-116.


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