Myrocongridae

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Anguilloidei
Familia: Myrocongridae
Genus: Myroconger

References

* Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version (02/2006). [1]

The Myrocongridae or Thin eels are a small family of eels found only in the Atlantic Ocean, and consisting of a single genus, Myroconger. Very little is known about the group.[1]

Until recently, only a single specimen from this family was known. This individual had been caught off St Helena in 1868. In the 1990s and 2000s, deep sea submersibles identified several more individuals, including four further species.[2] The first known species, M. compressus, was bright red in colour, but not all other species share this trait.

References

1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Myrocongridae" in FishBase. January 2009 version.
2. ^ McClosker, John F. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.