Freckled Pikeconger
Hoplunnis macrura
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The freckled pike-conger, also known as the silver conger, is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae. 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 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 54.2 centimeters.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Nettastomatidae
- Genus
- Hoplunnis