Acromycter perturbator

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Acromycter perturbator
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Acromycter
Species:
A. perturbator
Binomial name
Acromycter perturbator
(A. E. Parr, 1932)
Synonyms [2]
  • Ariosoma perturbatorA. E. Parr, 1932

Acromycter perturbator is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [3] It was described by Albert Eide Parr in 1932, originally under the genus Ariosoma . [4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern and western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Bahamas, the United States, and Jamaica. [1] It dwells at a depth range of 1299–1318 metres. [3]

Due to its wide distribution, lack of perceived threats, and estimated population stability, the IUCN redlist currently lists Acromycter perturbator as Least Concern. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Smith, D. (2010). "Acromycter perturbator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T155234A4753621. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155234A4753621.en . Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. Synonyms of Acromycter perturbator at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Acromycter perturbator at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Parr, A. E., 1932 (Dec.) [ref. 16512] Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee," 1927. Deep sea eels, exclusive of larval forms. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 3 (no. 5): 1-41.