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Whiptail conger

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Congridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Anguilliformes

Genus
  
Rhynchoconger

The whiptail conger (Rhynchoconger gracilior), also known as the conger eel in Cuba, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951, originally under the genus Congrina. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States in the northern Gulf of Mexico and northern South America. It is known to dwell at a depth of 203 metres (666 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 61 centimetres (24 in).

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