blacktail pikeconger

Hoplunnis diomediana

Thirty Six Point Six Centimeters Eel of Western Atlantic

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

The blacktail pike-conger (Hoplunnis diomediana) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by George Brown Goode and Tarleton Hoffman Bean in 1896. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Hoplunnis
Maximum length: 36.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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