Silver pikeconger
Appearance
Silver pikeconger | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Hoplunnis |
Species: | H. pacifica
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Binomial name | |
Hoplunnis pacifica Lane & Stewart, 1968
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The silver pikeconger[1] (Hoplunnis pacifica) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by E. David Lane and Kenneth W. Stewart in 1968.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 125 centimetres (49 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 60 centimetres (24 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Common names of Hoplunnis pacifica at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Hoplunnis pacifica at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Lane, E. D. and K. W. Stewart, 1968 [ref. 7904] A revision of the genus Hoplunnis Kaup (Apodes, Muraenesocidae), with a description of a new species. Contributions in Marine Science v. 13: 51-64.