Neoconger

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Neoconger
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Moringuidae
Genus: Neoconger
Girard, 1858
Type species
Neoconger mucronatus
Girard, 1858 [1]
Synonyms [1]

Neoconger is a genus of eels of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Moringuidae, the spaghetti eels. These eels occur in shallow tropical and subtropical waters.

Species

Neoconger contains these described species: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Moringuidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Neoconger". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 November 2024.