Conger macrocephalus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1958.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 329 metres.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Conger |
| Species: | C. macrocephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa, 1958
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Conger macrocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199005A2549134. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199005A2549134.en. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ a b Conger macrocephalus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Kanazawa, R. H., 1958 (6 Oct.) [ref. 12078] A revision of the eels of the genus Conger with descriptions of four new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 108 (no. 3400): 219-267, Pls. 1-4.
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