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Congriscus maldivensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Congriscus
Species:	C. maldivensis
Binomial name
Congriscus maldivensis (Norman, 1939)
Synonyms
Conger maldivensis Norman, 1939 Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju, 1975

Congriscus maldivensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939, originally under the genus Conger. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Australia, Fiji, Madagascar, Maldives (from which its species epithet is derived), New Caledonia, the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna. It dwells at a depth range of 354–820 metres (1,161–2,690 ft). It can reach a maximum standard length of 35.2 centimetres (13.9 in).

References

1. Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. & McCosker, J. (2019). "Congriscus maldivensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199294A2579554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199294A2579554.en. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
2. Chow, S.; Yanagimoto, T.; Kurogi, H.; Appleyard, S. A.; Pogonoski, J. J. (2016). "A giant anguilliform leptocephalus Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju is a junior synonym of Congriscus maldivensis (Norman 1939)". Journal of Fish Biology. 89 (4): 2203–2211. Bibcode:2016JFBio..89.2203C. doi:10.1111/jfb.13111. PMID 27511812.
3. Acero, A.; Murdy, E. & Smith, D. (2010). "Thalassenchelys foliaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154642A4595555. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154642A4595555.en. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
4. Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Congriscus maldivensis (Norman, 1939)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
5. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Congriscus maldivensis". FishBase. October 2016 version.
6. Norman, J. R., 1939 (25 Nov.) Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1): 1-116.

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