Argentine conger
| Argentine conger | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Conger |
| Species: | C. orbignianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837
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The Argentine conger (Conger orbignianus) is a conger of the family Congridae. It is widespread in the Western Atlantic Ocean from Rio de Janeiro in Brasil to the Bonaelensis area in north Argentina. In the Eastern Atlantic it is known only as larvae from the southern Gulf of Guinea from Annobón (Equatorial Guinea) to Mossamedes (Angola). Marine demersal fish, up to 112 centimetres (3 ft 8 in) length.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Conger orbignianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195016A122369597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195016A122369597.en. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Conger orbignianus". FishBase.
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