Orange eel
Species of fish
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The orange eel (Myroconger nigrodentatus) is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels).[1] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and Philippe Béarez in 1995.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel known from the Pacific Ocean near Costa Rica and Ecuador.[1][3] It dwells at a depth range of 50–250 m. Females are known to reach a maximum total length of 36.6 cm.[1]
| Orange eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Myrocongridae |
| Genus: | Myroconger |
| Species: | M. nigrodentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Myroconger nigrodentatus Castle & Béarez, 1995 | |
The species epithet refers to the dark brown or black pigment of the internal jaw.[1] Despite limited known distribution, the IUCN redlist currently lists the orange eel as Least Concern, due to the possibility of a wider distribution, observations that the species is not rare, and a lack of known threats.[3]
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