Whiptail conger

Species of fish

Whiptail conger

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Anguilliformes
Family:  | Congridae
Genus:  | Rhynchoconger
Species:  |

R. gracilior

Binomial name
Rhynchoconger gracilior

(Ginsburg, 1951)

Synonyms[2]

* Congrina gracilior Ginsburg, 1951
* Hildebrandia gracilior (Ginsburg, 1951)

The whiptail conger (Rhynchoconger gracilior), also known as the conger eel in Cuba,[3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951, originally under the genus Congrina.[5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States in the northern Gulf of Mexico and northern South America. It is known to dwell at a depth of 203 meters (666 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 61 centimeters (24 in).[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Smith, D.G. (2015). "Rhynchoconger gracilior". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199040A2552760. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199040A2552760.en. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
2. ^ Synonyms of Rhynchoconger gracilior at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Common names for Rhynchoconger gracilior at www.fishbase.org.
4. ^ a b Rhynchoconger gracilior at www.fishbase.org.
5. ^ Ginsburg, I., 1951 (30 Sept.) [ref. 1804] The eels of the northern Gulf Coast of the United States and some related species. Texas Journal of Science v. 3 (no. 3): 431-485.

Taxon identifiers

Rhynchoconger gracilior|

* Wikidata: Q2049555
* BOLD: 72145
* CoL: 4SRNH
* FishBase: 2629
* GBIF: 2403438
* iNaturalist: 131411
* IRMNG: 10137472
* ITIS: 635416
* IUCN: 199040
* NCBI: 1459838
* Observation.org: 796367
* OBIS: 158572
* WoRMS: 158572

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