Macrocephenchelys brachialis
Macrocephenchelys brachialis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from two specimens collected in the Macassar Strait, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 672 metres (2,205 ft). Males can reach a total length of 50 centimetres (20 in).[1]
| Macrocephenchelys brachialis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Macrocephenchelys |
| Species: | M. brachialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrocephenchelys brachialis Fowler, 1934 | |
References
- Macrocephenchelys brachialis Archived 2013-07-01 at Archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
- Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) [ref. 1416] Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.
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