Paraconger ophichthys
Species of fish
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Paraconger ophichthys is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899, originally under the genus Atopichthys.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Cocos Island, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 1953 metres.[2]
| Paraconger ophichthys | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Paraconger |
| Species: | P. ophichthys |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraconger ophichthys (Garman, 1899) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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