Spotted pike-conger

Spotted pike-conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Hoplunnis
Species:
H. tenuis
Binomial name
Hoplunnis tenuis
Ginsburg, 1951

The spotted pike-conger (Hoplunnis tenuis), also known as the conger eel in Cuba,[1] is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 130 to 420 meters (430 to 1,380 ft), and inhabits benthic sediments of mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 46 centimeters (18 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names of Hoplunnis tenuis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Hoplunnis tenuis at www.fishbase.org.


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