Rhynchoconger squaliceps

Rhynchoconger squaliceps
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Rhynchoconger
Species:	R. squaliceps
Binomial name
Rhynchoconger squaliceps (Alcock, 1894)
Synonyms [2]
Congromuraena squalicepsAlcock, 1894 Bathycongrus squaliceps(Alcock, 1894)

Rhynchoconger squaliceps is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). ^[3] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena . ^[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Bay of Bengal, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 234 metres (768 ft). ^[3]

References

1. Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Rhynchoconger squaliceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T199359A2586985. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199359A2586985.en . Retrieved 7 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Rhynchoconger squaliceps at www.fishbase.org.
3. Rhynchoconger squaliceps Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
4. Alcock, A. W., 1894 (6 Mar.) [ref. 89] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer, `Investigator,' Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding. Series II., No. 9. An account of the deep sea collection made during the season of 1892-93. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 62 (pt 2, No. 4): 169-184, Pls. 8-9.