Slender Duckbill Eels [Congriscus]

Description

Congriscus is a genus of eels known as slender duckbill eels, belonging to the Nettastomatidae family. These eels are distinguished by their slender bodies and elongated, duckbill-like snouts. They inhabit deep-sea environments, typically in tropical and subtropical regions. Slender duckbill eels feed on a diet of small fishes and crustaceans, utilizing their long snouts to probe in the sediment.

Species
Slender Duckbill Eel [Syringothyas caudiculus]
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Panama Worm Eel [Syringothyas hildebrandi]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Chordates
Chordata
Class Fish
Actinopterygii
Order Eels and Morays
Anguilliformes
Family Duckbill Eels
Nettastomatidae
Statistics
  • Species 2