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Coloconger eximia

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Coloconger eximia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Colocongridae
Genus: Coloconger
Species:
C. eximia
Binomial name
Coloconger eximia
(Castle, 1967)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ascomana eximia Castle, 1967

Coloconger eximia is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).[2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1967, originally under the genus Ascomana.[3] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from Cape Peninsula, South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[2]

Coloconger eximia has one of the largest known fish larvae, growing to at least 70 cm (27.5 in).[4] Their leptocephalus larvae are elongate, with a long, straight gut, a dorsal fin that originates in the latter half of the body, well-developed pectoral fins, and a long head.

References

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  1. ^ Synonyms of Coloconger eximia at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Coloconger eximia at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Castle, P. H. J., 1967 (Aug.) [ref. 770] Two remarkable eel-larvae from off southern Africa. Special Publication, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 1: 1-12, Pls. 1-2.
  4. ^ Smith, David G. (1979). "Guide to the Leptocephali" (PDF). NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular 424: 39 – via National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.