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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Within Vinony's link graph, Castleichthys auritus is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to Anguilliformes, Australia and Animalia.
It is catalogued under topics including Congrinae and IUCN Red List data deficient species.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAnguilliformes
- FamilyCongridae
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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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