Flatnose xenocongrid eel
| Flatnose xenocongrid eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Chilorhinus |
| Species: | C. platyrhynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilorhinus platyrhynchus (Norman, 1922) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The flatnose xenocongrid eel, flat-nosed xenocongrid eel, or flat-nosed conger eel,[2] Chilorhinus platyrhynchus, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[3] It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1922, originally under the genus Brachyconger.[4] It is a tropical marine eel which is known from the Pacific Ocean. It typically dwells at depths from 5 to 25 m, and leads a benthic lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 17.8 cm.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Chilorhinus platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Chilorhinus platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Chilorhinus platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Norman, J. R., 1922 (1 Aug.) [ref. 3210] Two new fishes from New Britain and Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 10 (no. 56): 217-218.
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