Rubbernose conger

Macrocephenchelys brevirostris

Eel from Philippine Waters

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

The Rubbernose conger (Macrocephenchelys brevirostris) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967, originally under the genus Rhynchoconger. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan and Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Macrocephenchelys
Maximum length: 36.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. Records from the Philippines, Australia, and New Caledonia needs further confirmation.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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