Rhynchoconger smithi
Species of fish
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Rhynchoconger smithi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1]
| Rhynchoconger smithi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Rhynchoconger |
| Species: | R. smithi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchoconger smithi Mohapatra, Ho, Acharya, Ray & Mishra, 2022 | |
Etymology
The eel is named in honor of the "renowned" American ichthyologist David G. Smith, of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for his contribution to eel systematics. [2]
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