Myroconger seychellensis

Myroconger seychellensis is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels)[1] described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2006.[2] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel known from Seychelles in the Indian Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived). It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 200 m. Females can reach a maximum total length of 45 cm.[1]

Myroconger seychellensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Myrocongridae
Genus: Myroconger
Species:
M. seychellensis
Binomial name
Myroconger seychellensis
Karmovskaya, 2006

References

  1. Myroconger seychellensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Karmovskaya, E.S., 2006. New species of the genus Myroconger, M. seychellensis (Myrocongridae, Anguilliformes) from the Western Equatorial part of the Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 46(8):563-565.


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