Frillgill Conger
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| Frillgill conger | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Class: | Actinopterygii
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| Order: | Anguilliformes
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| Family: | Congridae
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| Genus: | Blachea
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| Species: | B. xenobranchialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Blachea xenobranchialis Karrer & Smith, 1980
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The Frillgill conger[2] (Blachea xenobranchialis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels), and the type species in the genus Blachea.[3] It was described by Christine Karrer and David G. Smith in 1980.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from northwestern Australia , in the Indo-West Pacific. It dwells at a depth range of 348–385 metres, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting continental shelves and slopes. Males can reach a maximum total length of 47.5 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum TL of 37.5 cm.[3]
The species epithet "xenobranchialis" means "strange gill" in Ancient Greek, and refers to the eel's unusual free branchiostegals.[3]
References
- ↑ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Blachea xenobranchialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199147A2564079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199147A2564079.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199147/2564079. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ↑ Common names for Blachea xenobranchialis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Blachea xenobranchialis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Karrer, C. and D. G. Smith, 1980 (5 Dec.) [ref. 2566] A new genus and species of congrid eel from the Indo-west Pacific. Copeia 1980 (no. 4): 642-648.
Wikidata ☰ Q6408966 entry
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Categories: [Congridae]
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