Acromycter atlanticus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by David G. Smith in 1989.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived). It dwells at a depth range of 503–640 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 29.5 centimeters.[2]
Acromycter atlanticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Acromycter |
Species: | A. atlanticus
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Binomial name | |
Acromycter atlanticus D. G. Smith, 1989
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References
edit- ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Acromycter atlanticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T190271A1946356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T190271A1946356.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ a b Acromycter atlanticus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Smith, D. G., 1989 [ref. 13285] [Various eel families] In: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) [ref. 13282]. Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (part 9).