Acromycter alcocki
Acromycter alcocki is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert and Frank Cramer in 1897, originally under the genus Promyllantor.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Hawaii, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 388–640 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 25.3 centimetres.[2]
| Acromycter alcocki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Acromycter |
| Species: | A. alcocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Acromycter alcocki (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- Synonyms of Acromycter alcocki at www.fishbase.org.
- Acromycter alcocki at www.fishbase.org.
- Gilbert, C. H. and F. Cramer, 1897 (5 Feb.) [ref. 1635] Report on the fishes dredged in deep water near the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions and figures of twenty-three new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1114): 403-435, Pls. 36-48.
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