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Blachea longicaudalis
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Blachea longicaudalis (Blachea longicaudalis) specimen
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Congridae

Blachea longicaudalis

Blachea longicaudalis

A long tail descending between Fiji and New Caledonia

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Anguilliform
  • Large

Blachea longicaudalis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Fiji and New Caledonia, in the western Pacific Ocean.

Family
Congridae
Genus
Blachea
Maximum length
68.3 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Western Pacific: Fiji and New Caledonia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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