Red eel

Myroconger compressus

Eel Reaching Fifty Three Point Eight Centimeters

Red eel is known around Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 53.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Myrocongridae
Genus: Myroconger
Maximum length: 53.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: three specimens known, from St. Helena, and Dakar, Senegal. Unconfirmed record from São Tomé and Principe.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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