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Rhynchoconger ectenurus

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Leptocephalus ectenurus was named by Jordan and Richardson (1909). It is extant. It is the type species of Rhynchoconger.

It was recombined as Rhynchoconger ectenurus by Nolf and Dockery (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Leptocephalus ectenurus Jordan and Richardson
1993Rhynchoconger ectenurus Nolf and Dockery p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusRhynchocongerJordan and Hobbs 1925
speciesectenurus(Jordan and Richardson 1909)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Rhynchoconger ectenurus Jordan and Richardson 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:49:55
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:49:55
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available