Myroconger seychellensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Myrocongridae |
Genus: | Myroconger |
Species: | M. seychellensis
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Binomial name | |
Myroconger seychellensis Karmovskaya, 2006
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Myroconger seychellensis is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels) [1] described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2006. [2] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel known from Seychelles in the Indian Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived). It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 200 m. Females can reach a maximum total length of 45 cm. [1]