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Pseudophichthys

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Pseudophichthys splendens, the purple-mouthed conger, is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean at depths of 123–1,647 meters (404–5,404 ft).

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Pseudophichthys
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Subfamily: Congrinae
Genus: Pseudophichthys
Roule, 1915
Species:
P. splendens
Binomial name
Pseudophichthys splendens
(E. H. M. Lea, 1913)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptocephalus splendens (Lea, 1913)
  • Promyllantor schmitti (Hildebrand, 1940)
  • Pseudophichthys latedorsalis (Roule, 1915)
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