Myroconger seychellensis

Myroconger seychellensis

Forty Five Centimeters Myrocongrid Fish of the Indian Ocean

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Medium

Myroconger seychellensis is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels) described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2006. It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel known from Seychelles in the Indian Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived). It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 200 m.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Myrocongridae
Genus: Myroconger
Maximum length: 45 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indian Ocean: Seychelles.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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