Paraconger ophichthys

Paraconger ophichthys

Congrid Fish of Central Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Anguilliform
Tropical fish

Paraconger ophichthys is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899, originally under the genus Atopichthys. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Cocos Island, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Paraconger
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Cocos Island.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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