Diploconger
Species of fish
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Diploconger polystigmatus, or the headband conger, is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of the genus Diploconger. It is only found in the Indian Ocean off the western Pacific Ocean at depths of 37–215 meters.[1]
| Diploconger | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Subfamily: | Congrinae |
| Genus: | Diploconger Kotthaus, 1968 |
| Species: | D. polystigmatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Diploconger polystigmatus Kotthaus, 1968 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 30.0 cm (11.8 in).[2]