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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Congriscus
Maximum length: 27.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Marquesas Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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