Japonoconger sivicolus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Japonoconger |
| Species: | J. sivicolus
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| Japonoconger sivicolus | |
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Japonoconger sivicolus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Kiyomatsu Matsubara and Akira Ochiai in 1951, originally under the genus Arisoma.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 300–535 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 57 centimetres.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Japonoconger sivicolus at www.fishbase.se.
- ^ a b Japonoconger sivicolus at www.fishbase.org, accessed 2 February 2020.
- ^ Matsubara, K. and A. Ochiai, 1951 [ref. 12898] On the conger eels related to Arisoma nystromi (Jordan et Snyder) found in the waters of Japan and China. Memoirs of the College of Agriculture Kyoto University No. 59: 1-18.
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