Swollengut worm eel
| Swollengut worm eel | |
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Order: | Anguilliformes
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| Species: | N. tuberculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoconger tuberculatus (Castle, 1965)
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The swollengut worm eel[2] (Neoconger tuberculatus) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels).[3] It was described by in 1965, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel endemic to Australia.[3]
References[]
- ^ Synonyms of Neoconger tuberculatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Neoconger tuberculatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Neoconger tuberculatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Castle, P. H. J., 1965 (16 Sept.) [ref. 9203] Moringuid leptocephali in Australasian waters. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Zoology v. 7 (no. 7): 125-133.
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