Acromycter nezumi

Acromycter nezumi

Temperate deep water eel of Japan

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Temperate fish

Acromycter nezumi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally under the genus Promyllantor. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Acromycter
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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