Frillgill conger

Short description: Species of fish

Frillgill conger

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Chordata

Class:  |

Actinopterygii

Order:  |

Anguilliformes

Family:  |

Congridae

Genus:  |

Blachea

Species:  |

B. xenobranchialis

Binomial name
Blachea xenobranchialis

Karrer & Smith, 1980

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

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ Common names for Blachea xenobranchialis at www.fishbase.org.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Blachea xenobranchialis at www.fishbase.org.
4. ↑ 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.

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