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Blacktail Pikeconger
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Blacktail Pikeconger

Hoplunnis diomediana Goode & Bean, 1896

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlacktail Pikeconger
Dutch—
SpanishSerpentina albatros
Chinese—
Scientific nameHoplunnis diomediana Goode & Bean, 1896

About this species

The blacktail pike-conger (Hoplunnis diomediana) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by George Brown Goode and Tarleton Hoffman Bean in 1896. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 203 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 36.6 centimeters.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderAnguilliformes
FamilyNettastomatidae
GenusHoplunnis

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