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Atlantic Blackmouth Conger (Acromycter atlanticus)
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Ecological Illustration of Atlantic Blackmouth Conger (Acromycter atlanticus)
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Congridae

Atlantic Blackmouth Conger

Acromycter atlanticus

Deep water eel of the western central Atlantic

  • Black
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium

Acromycter atlanticus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David G. Smith in 1989. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived).

Family
Congridae
Water type
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
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