Congridae

Acromycter nezumi

Acromycter nezumi

Temperate deep water eel of Japan

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Anguilliform
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Acromycter nezumi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally under the genus Promyllantor. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.