Myroconger
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Myroconger is the only genus of eels, the thin eels, in the family Myrocongridae. Very little is known about the group.[1]
Until recently, only a single specimen from this family was known. This individual had been caught off Saint Helena in 1868. In the 1990s and 2000s, deep-sea submersibles identified several more individuals, including four further species.[2] The first known species, M. compressus, was bright red in colour, but not all other species share this trait.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3][4]
- Myroconger compressus Günther, 1870 (red eel)
- Myroconger gracilis Castle, 1991
- Myroconger nigrodentatus Castle & Béarez, 1995 (orange eel)
- Myroconger pietschi Espíndola, Caires, Tighe, De Pinna & De Melo, 2021Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Myroconger prolixus Castle & Béarez, 1995
- Myroconger seychellensis Karmovskaya, 2006
References
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