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Hoplunnis macrura (Silver conger; Pike-conger eel; Freckled pike-conger; Freckled pikeconger)

Synonyms: Hoplunnis macrurus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The freckled pike-conger (Hoplunnis macrura), also known as the silver conger, is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico, Colombia, and towards the mouth of the Amazon River. It dwells at a depth range of 55-310 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 54.2 centimetres.
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Prey / Diet

Anchoa hepsetus (Broad-striped anchovy)[1]
Rimapenaeus similis (roughback shrimp)[1]

Predators

Fowlerichthys radiosus (Big-eyed frogfish)[1]
Lutjanus campechanus (Red snapper)[1]
Mycteroperca microlepis (Velvet rockfish)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0