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Freckled Pikeconger
SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Other fish (coast and sea)

Freckled Pikeconger

Hoplunnis macrura Ginsburg, 1951

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishFreckled Pikeconger
Dutch—
SpanishSerpentina cola grande
Chinese—
Scientific nameHoplunnis macrura Ginsburg, 1951

About this species

The freckled pike-conger (Hoplunnis macrura), also known as the silver conger, is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico, Colombia, and towards the mouth of the Amazon River. It dwells at a depth range of 55–310 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 54.2 centimeters.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderAnguilliformes
FamilyNettastomatidae
GenusHoplunnis

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