freckled pikeconger

Hoplunnis macrura

Fifty Four Point Two Centimeters Eel of Mexican Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

The freckled pike-conger (Hoplunnis macrura), also known as the silver conger, is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico, Colombia, and towards the mouth of the Amazon River.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Hoplunnis
Maximum length: 54.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: western and southern Gulf of Mexico and from Colombia to mouth of the Amazon River.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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