Rubbernose conger
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| Rubbernose conger | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Macrocephenchelys |
| Species: | M. brevirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen & Weng, 1967)
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The Rubbernose conger (Macrocephenchelys brevirostris) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967, originally under the genus Rhynchoconger.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan and Australia. It dwells at a depth range of 280 to 440 metres (920 to 1,440 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 36.7 centimetres (1.20 ft).[2]
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