词条 | Froghead eel |
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| image = | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Actinopterygii | ordo = Anguilliformes | familia = Colocongridae | genus = Coloconger | species = C. raniceps | binomial = Coloconger raniceps | binomial_authority = Alcock, 1889 | synonyms_ref = | synonyms = }} The froghead eel[1] (Coloconger raniceps) is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).[2] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1889.[3] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-west Pacific, including East Africa, Madagascar, and southern Japan.[2] It dwells at a depth range of 300–1134 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 50 centimetres.[2] References1. ^Common names for Coloconger raniceps at www.fishbase.org. {{Taxonbar|from=Q2168807}}{{Anguilliformes-stub}}2. ^1 2 Coloconger raniceps at www.fishbase.org. 3. ^Alcock, A. W., 1889 (1 Dec.) [ref. 20525] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander Alfred Carpenter, R. N., D. S. O., commanding.--No. 13. On the bathybial fishes of the Bay of Bengal and neighbouring waters, obtained during the seasons 1885-1889. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 4 (no. 24): 450-461. 2 : Eels|Fish described in 1889 |
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