Japonoconger africanus

Japonoconger africanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Japonoconger
Species:
J. africanus
Binomial name
Japonoconger africanus
(Poll, 1953)
Synonyms[1]
  • Congermuraena africana Poll, 1953

Japonoconger africanus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Max Poll in 1953, originally under the genus Congermuraena.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Gabon to the Congo, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 250–650 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 42.5 centimetres.[2]

The diet of Japanoconger africanus consists of bony fish, crabs, shrimp and prawns.[4]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Japonoconger africanus Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Japonoconger africanus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Poll, M., 1953 (30 Nov.) [ref. 12713] Poissons III. Téléostéens Malacoptérygiens. Résultats scientifique. Expédition océanographic belge dans les eaux côtières africaines de l'Atlantique sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 2): 1-258, Pls. 1-8.
  4. ^ Food items reported for Japonoconger africanus Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.


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