Small-toothed conger

Rhynchoconger squaliceps

Fifty Point One Centimeters Eel

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Rhynchoconger squaliceps is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Bay of Bengal, in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Rhynchoconger
Maximum length: 50.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal, Myanmar.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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