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| Species: | M. compressus |
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| Myroconger compressus Günther, 1870 | |
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The red eel[2] (Myroconger compressus) is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including St. Helena, Dakar, Senegal, and possibly São Tomé and Principe. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 53.8 cm.[3] These eel are classified as teleost fish, meaning they belong to a group of fish that comprises ray-finned fish. These fins aid the eel in gliding through the water faster or crawling on the ocean floor.[5]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Myroconger compressus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Myroconger compressus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Myroconger compressus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] See ref. at BHL Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.
- ↑ Gonzalez, José; Jorge, Joao; Martins, Albertino; Santana, J.I. "New and rare records of fishes (Osteichthyes) from the Cape Verde Islands (eastern-central Atlantic Ocean)". Research Gate. Cybium: International Journal of Ichthyology. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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