Myroconger seychellensis
| Myroconger seychellensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Myrocongridae |
| Genus: | Myroconger |
| Species: | M. seychellensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Myroconger seychellensis Karmovskaya, 2006
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Myroconger seychellensis is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels)[1] described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2006.[2] 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. Females can reach a maximum total length of 45 cm.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Myroconger seychellensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E.S., 2006. New species of the genus Myroconger, M. seychellensis (Myrocongridae, Anguilliformes) from the Western Equatorial part of the Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 46(8):563-565.
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