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Oxyconger

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Oxyconger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenesocidae
Genus: Oxyconger
Bleeker, 1864
Species:
O. leptognathus
Binomial name
Oxyconger leptognathus
(Bleeker, 1858)

Oxyconger leptognathus, the shorttail pike conger, is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae. It is the only member of the genus Oxyconger. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Australia.

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Oxyconger leptognathus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199121A2561364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199121A2561364.en. Retrieved 14 November 2024.