Acromycter nezumi

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Acromycter nezumi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Acromycter
Species:
A. nezumi
Binomial name
Acromycter nezumi
(Asano, 1958)
Synonyms [2]
  • Promyllantor nezumiAsano, 1958

Acromycter nezumi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [3] It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally under the genus Promyllantor . [4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Acromycter nezumi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T199058A2554542. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199058A2554542.en . Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Synonyms of Acromycter nezumi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Acromycter nezumi at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ↑ Asano, H., 1958 (15 July) [ref. 12046] Studies on the conger eels of Japan. II. Description of two new fishes referable to the genera Rhynchocymba and Promyllantor. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 67 (no. 7): 197-201.


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