Acromycter nezumi

Acromycter nezumi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Acromycter
Species: A. nezumi
Binomial name
Acromycter nezumi
(Asano, 1958)
Synonyms[1]
  • Promyllantor nezumi Asano, 1958

Acromycter nezumi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally under the genus Promyllantor.[3] 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.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Acromycter nezumi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Acromycter nezumi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 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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