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(Redirected from Hoplunnis pacifica)
| Silver pikeconger | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Hoplunnis |
| Species: | H. pacifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplunnis pacifica Lane & Stewart, 1968 | |
The silver pikeconger[1] (Hoplunnis pacifica) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by E. David Lane and Kenneth W. Stewart in 1968.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel with habitats in the Gulf of California and northern Peru. They can reach a maximum total length of 35 centimetres (14 in) and live in water with depths between 40 and 275 meters.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Common names of Hoplunnis pacifica at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Hoplunnis pacifica at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Lane, E. D. and K. W. Stewart, 1968 [ref. 7904] A revision of the genus Hoplunnis Kaup (Apodes, Muraenesocidae), with a description of a new species. Contributions in Marine Science v. 13: 51-64.
- ↑ "Species: Hoplunnis pacifica, Silver pike-conger". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2025-03-30. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
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