Congridae

Congriscus marquesaensis

Congriscus marquesaensis

Congrid Fish beneath the Pacific Ocean

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Anguilliform
• Medium

Congriscus marquesaensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Marquesas Islands (from which its species epithet is derived), in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.