| Macrocephenchelys brachialis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Macrocephenchelys |
| Species: | M. brachialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrocephenchelys brachialis Fowler, 1934 | |
Macrocephenchelys brachialis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from two specimens collected in the Macassar Strait, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 672 metres (2,205 ft). Males can reach a total length of 50 centimetres (20 in).
References
- ^ Macrocephenchelys brachialis Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
- Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Macrocephenchelys brachialis |
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