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Pseudophichthys

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Species of fish

Pseudophichthys
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Subfamily: Congrinae
Genus: Pseudophichthys
Roule, 1915
Species: P. splendens
Binomial name
Pseudophichthys splendens
(E. H. M. Lea, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Leptocephalus splendens (Lea, 1913)
  • Promyllantor schmitti (Hildebrand, 1940)
  • Pseudophichthys latedorsalis (Roule, 1915)

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).

References

  1. ^ Tighe, K. (2015). "Pseudophichthys splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199161A2565331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199161A2565331.en. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Pseudophichthys
Pseudophichthys splendens


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