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).

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Acromycter
Maximum length: 29.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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