Congriscus is a genus of eels in the family Congridae.[3]
| Congriscus | |
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| Congriscus megastomus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Subfamily: | Congrinae |
| Genus: | Congriscus D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925 |
| Type species | |
| Congromuraena megastoma Günther, 1877
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| Synonyms | |
Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3][4]
- Congriscus maldivensis (Norman, 1939)
- Congriscus marquesaensis Karmovskaya, 2004
- Congriscus megastomus (Günther, 1877)
References
edit- ^ Kurogi, H.; Chow, S.; Yanagimoto, T.; Konishi, K.; Nakamichi, R.; Sakai, K.; Ohkawa, T.; Saruwatari, T.; Takahashi, M.; Ueno, Y. & Mochioka, N. (2015). "Adult form of a giant anguilliform leptocephalus Thalassenchelys coheni Castle and Raju 1975 is Congriscus megastomus (Günther 1877)". Ichthyological Research. 63 (2): 239–246. doi:10.1007/s10228-015-0492-5.
- ^ Chow, S., Yanagimoto, T., Kurogi, H., Appleyard, S.A. & Pogonoski, J.J. (2016): A giant anguilliform leptocephalus Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju is a junior synonym of Congriscus maldivensis (Norman 1939). Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (4): 2203–2211.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke, eds. (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Congriscus". FishBase. October 2015 version.