Castleichthys auritus
Sign in to saveCastleichthys is a genus in the conger eel family, Congridae. It contains the single species Castleichthys auritus, the eared conger. The type specimen was found in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia at a depth of .
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SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAnguilliformes
- FamilyCongridae
Habitatmarine
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- Castleichthys auritus
- IUCN conservation status
- Data Deficient
- short name
- C. auritus
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Castleichthys is a genus in the conger eel family, Congridae. It contains the single species Castleichthys auritus, the eared conger. The type specimen was found in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia at a depth of .
The name of the genus commemorates the ichthyologist P. J. H. Castle.
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