| Xenoconger | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Xenoconger Regan, 1912 |
| Species: | X. fryeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenoconger fryeri Regan, 1912 | |
Xenoconger is a genus of eels in the family Chlopsidae (false morays). It contains the single species Xenoconger fryeri, or Fryer's false moray. [2] [3] This species was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1912. [4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known solely from Assumption Island in the Indian Ocean and Tokunoshima in the Amami Islands. [5] It is known to dwell at a depth range of 1 to 5 metres (3.3 to 16.4 ft), and inhabit benthic rock crevices. Males are known to reach a total length of 20.5 centimetres (8.1 in). [3] The collector was John Claud Fortescue Fryer.
