Rostroconger is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Bathymyrinae, which is in the family Congridae, which also includes the conger and garden eels. The only species in the genus is Rostroconger macrouriceps. This species is known only from the holotype collected off Aurora Luzon in the Philippines.[2]
| Rostroconger | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Subfamily: | Bathymyrinae |
| Genus: | Rostroconger D. G. Smith, 2018[1] |
| Species: | R. macrouriceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Rostroconger macrouriceps D. G. Smith, 2018
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References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Congridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Smith, D. G. (2018). "A new genus and species of congrid eel from the Philippines (Anguillliformes: Congridae: Bathymyrinae)". Zootaxa. 4454 (1): 78–83. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4454.1.9.