Ridged eel

The ridged eel (Neoconger mucronatus) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels).^[2] It was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1858.^[3] It is a subtropical, marine eel known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, and northern South America. The larvae have been found ranging from the Straits of Florida to Brazil. It typically dwells at a depth range of 13–180 m, and inhabits offshore banks. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 cm.^[2]

Ridged eel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Moringuidae
Genus:	Neoconger
Species:	N. mucronatus
Binomial name
Neoconger mucronatus Girard, 1858
Synonyms
Chrinorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1932 Leptocephalus anaelisae Tommasi, 1960 [1]

References

1. Melo, M.R.S. & Caires, R.A. (2016): On the taxonomic status of three eels (Teleostei: Anguilliformes) described from Leptocephali by Tommasi (1960). Zoologia, 33 (6): e20160021.
2. Neoconger mucronatus at www.fishbase.org.
3. Girard, C. F., 1858 [ref. 1813] Notes upon various new genera and new species of fishes, in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution, and collected in connection with the United States and Mexican boundary survey: Major William Emory, Commissioner. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10: 167-171.