Whiptail conger

The whiptail conger (Rhynchoconger gracilior), also known as the conger eel in Cuba,[2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951, originally under the genus Congrina.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States in the northern Gulf of Mexico and northern South America. It is known to dwell at a depth of 203 meters (666 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 61 centimeters (24 in).[3]

Whiptail conger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Rhynchoconger
Species:
R. gracilior
Binomial name
Rhynchoconger gracilior
(Ginsburg, 1951)
Synonyms[1]
  • Congrina gracilior Ginsburg, 1951
  • Hildebrandia gracilior (Ginsburg, 1951)

References
  1. Synonyms of Rhynchoconger gracilior at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Rhynchoconger gracilior at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Rhynchoconger gracilior at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Ginsburg, I., 1951 (30 Sept.) [ref. 1804] The eels of the northern Gulf Coast of the United States and some related species. Texas Journal of Science v. 3 (no. 3): 431-485.


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